Preview: Annual Indigenous Winter Market returns for a second year – Western Gazette
Dec 1, 2023
The Wampum Learning Lodge is hosting its second annual Indigenous Winter Market that features over 30 Indigenous art, craft and food vendors this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m..
Attendees can purchase a wide range of products, including honey, beeswax products, beadwork, soaps, body washes, artwork and more.
“For me personally, as someone who’s kind of a Grinch and it’s very hard for me to get into the Christmas spirit, but when I see Christmas done in our own way, it’s a lot easier for me to align with,” said Laura Ramirez, an organizer and project associate at the Wampum Learning Lodge.
This year, in collaboration with a Black and Indigenous basketball organization, Dream Catchers Basketball, the learning lodge will organize a basket shootout competition — where players aim to score the greatest number of baskets — to engage the younger community members.
