Sweetgrass First Nation Chief Lorie Whitecalf said she was proud to see a locally-produced product by Indigenous people. “Growing up on Sweetgrass reserve, at that time, I never dreamed of seeing a product created by our people on the store shelf. To be able to participate in the economy of Saskatchewan, not only as consumers but also as suppliers is enormous.” Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lead Man First Nation Elder Jenny Spyglass, who started Monday’s launching at Sobey’s Preston Crossing with a prayer in Cree, said Nîkihk has a special place in her heart and she recommends using the products.
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Elders and leaders of various member tribes of the First Nations pose for a group photo after Monday’s launching of the First Nations-owned nîkihk cleaning kits now for sale at Sobeys Preston Crossing. Photograph By Jon Perez It was officially a celebration of the ingenuity of Indigenous peoples in coming up with locally produced cleaning kits to help keep communities safe from the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was overshadowed, however, by developments within the movement to identify graves of children who died while in Canadian residential school. Following the ceremonies marking the offering for sale of nîkihk cleaning kits at Sobeys Preston Crossing in Saskatoon, Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs executive director Neil Sasakamoose told reporters the tribal council is in the process of examining two of five sites identified as possible gravesites an expected emotional and gruelling project they
SASKATOON The Indigenous-made Nikihk soap and cleaning products are now on sale at Sobeys in Preston Crossing. “This is produced in Saskatchewan, it’s produced from us, all our scents are from us, from the plains people, they’re all ours. It’s all bottled here by our own people,” said Nikihk president Neil Sasakamoose. The products range in price from $8-23. Revenue goes to the bands helping make the products. They were born out of necessity when First Nations in the North Battleford area couldn’t find sanitation supplies during the first part of the pandemic. This led the Battleford Agency of Tribal Chiefs to source their own supplies and eventually form Nikihk.
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