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06/15/2026

Welcoming international guests for the 2026 World Cup 🇨🇦⚽
The Indigenous Canada Box: 13 Moons Collection brings together Indigenous-made products from across Canada, offering a meaningful way for organizations to share place, culture, and story.
Each box supports Indigenous entrepreneurs while creating a gift that is thoughtful, intentional, and truly Canadian..
🙏Thanks for this video sent to us from a happy receiver of the Canada Box! 📦 Tosum Strong

06/12/2026

🍁 Bring home a gift that tells the story of the country you've explored.

The Canada Box brings together Indigenous-made foods and products from across the country, offering a unique way to experience the people, cultures, and traditions that make Canada so special.

Perfect for travelers, hosts, and thoughtful gift-givers, each box supports Indigenous entrepreneurs while sharing authentic products rooted in community, craftsmanship, and culture.

More than a souvenir, it's a meaningful reminder of your time in Canada and the stories you'll carry home with you. ✨

06/11/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the sponsors and community partners who helped make this year’s New West Craft Indigenous Market possible. 🙌

Your support helped create space for Indigenous artists, makers, performers, food vendors, and community organizations to share their work, connect with the public, and grow their opportunities.

We’re especially grateful to:
- Tourism New Westminster
- City of New Westminster
- Great Little Box Company
- London Drugs
- BC Arts Council
- Government of British Columbia

We’re also grateful to our presenting partners, Arts New West and Native Art Renaissance Foundation, for the collaboration, planning, and care that helped bring the 5th anniversary market to life 🧡

Together, we’re helping build more visibility, connection, and economic opportunity for Indigenous entrepreneurs and creatives in New Westminster and beyond!

Thank you for being part of it.

06/09/2026

Visiting Canada this summer? 🍁
Take more than just photos home.
The Canada Box is a collection of Indigenous-made products that reflect the land, the seasons and the stories of this place. A meaningful way to remember where you’ve been.

06/08/2026

⚽ With World Cup soccer excitement building around the globe, we're excited to introduce a brand new product to Shop First Nations!

Meet the Jeffrey Red George Soccer Ball, featuring authentic Indigenous artwork by Ojibway artist Jeffrey Red George. 🎨🧡

Each size 5 soccer ball showcases a stunning Indigenous design along with the artist's printed signature directly on the surface, bringing together sport, culture, and creativity in one meaningful piece.

🌿 Available inflated or deflated
📦 Includes a decorative display box
✨ Features artist information and signature
🎁 Perfect for gifting, collecting, or game day

Whether you're a soccer fan, art lover, or collector of Indigenous-made products, this unique soccer ball is a beautiful way to celebrate Indigenous artistry and support Indigenous creators.

⚽ Shop the Jeffrey Red George Soccer Ball today!

06/06/2026

A big thank you to the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce for your support!

We’re excited to co-host this Saturday’s 5th Annual New West Craft Indigenous Market with Arts New West at Westminster Quay, outside River Market.

Join us in downtown New West for a full day celebrating Indigenous artists, makers, food, fashion, performances, and community. We’d love to see you there!

06/05/2026

We’re excited to welcome Bears' Lair Dream Camps to this year’s New West Indigenous Market 🙌

Their work supporting Indigenous youth entrepreneurship is such a great fit for the market, and we’re glad families will have the chance to connect with the program in person on June 6.

Stop by their booth at River Market to learn more, see the course demo, and meet the team!

We’re excited to welcome Bears’ Lair Dream Camps to this year’s New West Craft Indigenous Market!

They’ll be onsite sharing a live demo of their youth entrepreneurship program, created to help young people build confidence, develop practical business skills, and learn how to launch their first real business step by step.

Presented by Bears’ Lair Dream Camps in collaboration with Build a Biz Kids, the program gives Indigenous youth and families a chance to explore entrepreneurship in a fun, guided, and accessible way.

Stop by their booth at the market to meet the team, learn more about the program, and see the course in action.

New West Indigenous Market
Saturday, June 6, 2026
11 AM–5 PM
River Market, New Westminster

Free admission

06/04/2026

✨ One of the best ways to experience the New West Indigenous Market is to come with intention.

🧡 Take your time.
🤝 Meet the makers.
💬 Ask questions.
🛍️ Buy directly from Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs.
📣 Share the vendors you discover.
👫 Bring a friend who wants to learn, shop, and support in a meaningful way.

Many artists and makers enjoy sharing the stories behind their work, their creative process, and what inspires them. While everyone has different comfort levels when it comes to sharing cultural knowledge, respectful questions are often welcomed and can lead to meaningful conversations.

There is something special about meeting the person behind a piece you bring home. Whether it's a pair of earrings, a beaded creation, artwork, or a handcrafted gift, knowing who created it and hearing part of its story creates a deeper connection. ✨

The next time someone asks about that piece, you'll remember the artist, where you found them, and the story behind it. Those connections are what make Indigenous markets so special. 🧡

🎉 This year, the New West Indigenous Market celebrates 5 years of Indigenous creativity, entrepreneurship, and community in New Westminster.

We hope to see you there on Saturday, June 6! 🌿

06/02/2026

We're honoured to be joining the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce for a special Waves Wednesday gathering in recognition of National History Month.

We'll be sharing reflections on Indigenous business, economic reconciliation, community initiatives, and the importance of uplifting Indigenous voices and perspectives.

Thank you to the New West Chamber for creating space for meaningful conversations and relationship-building in our community.

If you're in New West, we'd love to see you there.

🗓️ June 3, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
📍 Waves Coffee House, Columbia St., New Westminster

06/02/2026

In 2022, this market started as a way to create more space for Indigenous artists, makers, and entrepreneurs to be seen, supported, and celebrated here in New Westminster.🤲

This year, the New West Indigenous Market returns for its 5th anniversary — bringing together Indigenous vendors, artists, performers, food, fashion, and community programming along River Market and the Westminster Quay Boardwalk.👍

For Shop First Nations, this event is close to the heart of our work: helping more people discover and support Indigenous entrepreneurs directly.

If you’re in Metro Vancouver, we’d love to see you there.

Saturday, June 6, 2026
11 AM–5 PM
River Market & Westminster Quay Boardwalk
Free admission

Come for the market. Stay for the culture, creativity, food, performances, and community. Swipe to see more of the action.