Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Welcome to Native Heritage Store - where every design tells a story, and every purchase helps protect Native voices

Facts About Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women There is widespread anger and sadness in First Nations communities. Sisters, wives, mothers, and daughters are gone from their families without clear answers. There are families whose loved ones are missing—babies growing up without mothers, mothers without daughters, and grandmothers without granddaughters. For Native Americans, this adds one more layer of trauma upon existing wounds that cannot heal. Communities are pleading for justice.
“The National Crime Information Center reports that, in 2016, there were 5,712 reports of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls, though the US Department of Justice’s federal missing person database, NamUs, only logged 116 cases.”
The MMIW Red Hand A red hand over the mouth has become the symbol of a growing movement, the MMIW movement. It stands for all the missing sisters whose voices are not heard. It stands for the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis. It stands for the oppression and subjugation of Native women who are now rising up to say #NoMoreStolenSisters.

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    The slogan for Orange Shirt Day–Every Child Matters– is a declaration that no matter how much they were ignored and dismissed during Canada’s residential school era, the lives of Indigenous children matter.
    The unofficial day has been observed since 2013 and is called Orange Shirt Day in memory of a piece of clothing then-six-year-old Phyllis Webstad had taken from her on her first day at a residential school in 1973.
    The former Mission, B.C. residential school student had gone to school wearing a brand new bright orange T-shirt from her grandmother. When Webstad got to school, educators forced her to remove the clothing in favour of mandatory uniforms.
    “When my clothing, including my new orange shirt, was taken, it didn’t matter how much I protested or told them (the nuns and priests) I wanted it back, they didn’t listen,” said Webstad during an online launch for the book Beyond the Orange Shirt in September 2021. “This was the beginning of that feeling that I didn’t matter. We could be crying, we could be hungry, we could be sad, we could be lonely and our feelings did not matter. That’s where ‘Every Child Matters’ comes from. They were children. They mattered. And the ones who never made it home; they mattered. And in this day of reconciliation, every child matters.”
    In 2017, Georgina Jolibois, an NDP MP from Saskatchewan, sought to make Orange Shirt Day an official holiday focused on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and introduced a private member’s bill.
    September 30th has now been made a federal government holiday in Canada, called Truth and Reconciliation Day.

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      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      “Every Purchase Makes a Difference — or Donate Directly to Support Indigenous Women and Children.”

      Not Our Native Daughters (NOND) is a Native-led nonprofit organization founded by Cara Jade Myers (Cheyenne & Arapaho) to raise awareness about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis and to empower Indigenous youth through education, advocacy, and storytelling.

      The organization uses film, media, community events, and youth programs to amplify Native voices and shed light on the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people across North America.

      Through initiatives like the Indigenous Youth Voices Program and Voices Unsilenced: MMIW, NOND inspires young Native leaders to take action, reclaim their cultural identity, and build safer, stronger communities rooted in resilience and tradition.

      Their mission is to ensure that Native women and daughters are never forgotten, silenced, or invisible again.

      🔗 Official Website: notournativedaughters.org

      Orange Shirt Society (OSS) is a Canadian non-profit organization founded to educate and raise awareness about the history and ongoing impacts of the Indian Residential School system on Indigenous peoples.

      The movement began with Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwépemc woman, who shared her story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day at a residential school — symbolizing the loss of culture, identity, and childhood for thousands of Indigenous children.

      The Orange Shirt Society now leads national and international efforts through Orange Shirt Day (September 30th), encouraging reflection, education, and dialogue around reconciliation. Their mission is to ensure that “Every Child Matters” — honoring survivors and remembering the children who never returned home.

      OSS promotes understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, advocating for healing, justice, and unity across generations.

      🔗 Official Website: orangeshirtday.org

      The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) is a Native-led nonprofit organization based in the United States that advocates for the safety, sovereignty, and well-being of Indigenous women and their families.

      Founded to address the ongoing crisis of violence against Native women, NIWRC works to restore safety and strengthen tribal responses through culturally grounded advocacy, training, and policy development.

      The organization provides leadership on a national scale, supporting grassroots and tribal programs that serve Native women who face domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based harm.

      Through community education, legal resources, and partnerships, NIWRC empowers tribes to reclaim traditional values of respect, balance, and protection for women.

      Their work centers on the belief that ending violence against Native women is an act of sovereignty, justice, and healing for Indigenous.

      🔗 Official Website: niwrc.org

      Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is a national Indigenous-led charitable organization established in 2000 in Canada. Its mission is to educate, inspire, and promote reconciliation by raising awareness about the history and intergenerational impacts of the Indian Residential School System, the Sixties Scoop, and other colonial injustices experienced by Indigenous peoples.

      Through traveling exhibitions, educational resources, art, and storytelling, the Foundation engages both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to foster understanding, empathy, and healing.

      LHF works in collaboration with survivors, Elders, and educators to ensure that the true history of Canada is acknowledged — and that future generations grow with respect for Indigenous cultures, rights, and resilience.

      With the support of donors and communities, the Legacy of Hope Foundation continues to inspire thousands across Canada to walk the path of remembrance, healing, and reconciliation.

      🔗 Official Website: legacyofhope.ca

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