Power of representation: Female Metis Entrepreneur Christine Marie

This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Christine Marie, Owner of Canadian shop Awasis Boutique in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Unpacked Team chats with Christine about her life growing up as an indigenous person, starting her business as a female indigenous entrepreneur and single mama to her sweet boys. She shares the story of the powerful realization of representation that inspired her business and why she uses instagram to not only sell, but educate followers on Metis culture. Christine shares the story of becoming an adult and learning to embrace her background and now how she is changing the story of shame around their culture for her two boys. Christine is a wildly talented, fierce business owner and she shares with us some lessons along the way or running her business and self-care.

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Links
-Shop & follow Awasis Boutique
-Metis Foundation of Alberta
-History on Canada
-Summary of the Truth & Reconciliation Report
-Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action
-My Name is Shield Woman by Ruth Scalplock
-History of Residential Schools in Canada