Still in amiskwaciwâskahikan T-Shirt

20% of proceeds from sales of this shirt go to support native-land.ca - more info below.

In collaboration with Naheyawin, this shirt highlights a name for Edmonton used by those who love living here - whether you are Indigenous or non-Indigenous.

Using the nêhiyawêwin (or Cree language) writing system, ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ - or amiskwaciwâskahikan - is the name that the nêhiyawak (or Cree people) use to refer to what we know as Edmonton. This name translates to “beaver mountain house/beaver hills lodge” and refers to vital aspects of this area’s wildlife and human activity like the fur trade surrounding Fort Edmonton.

This name can serve as a reminder to recognize who we are, what we care about, and what impacts us the most, connecting us to the larger story of those who make this place their home.

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Naheyawin - Naheyawin is an agency poised and working to help businesses, non-profits and institutions reinvigorate the spirit of Treaty into their organizations and build the bridges they need to cross into terrain they have not ventured into before.

Native Land Digital - Native Land Digital strives to create and foster conversations about the history of colonialism, Indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources such as our map and Territory Acknowledgement Guide. In their work, they create spaces where non-Indigenous people can be invited and challenged to learn more about the lands they inhabit, the history of those lands, and how to actively be part of a better future going forward together.