<![CDATA[Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned department store closes amid funding challenges]]>Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned department store closes amid funding challenges

https://www.thestar.com/business/canadas-first-fully-indigenous-owned-department-store-aaniin-closes-amid-funding-challenges/article_c9fbb290-aaba-49fd-9436-d71640ed4e48.html

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/41e5879f-45fb-4d48-86ef-52228796c2a7/canada-s-first-fully-indigenous-owned-department-store-closes-amid-funding-challengesRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 11:22:11 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 13:13:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned department store closes amid funding challenges on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:24:10 GMT]]>I'm glad we have the Indigenous Arts & Culture Fund, and I hope one day we can find ways for people like the founder to be able to showcase arts in commercial spaces in an inclusive way.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/jerome/statuses/116380627773091310https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/jerome/statuses/116380627773091310Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:24:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Canada’s first fully Indigenous-owned department store closes amid funding challenges on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:18:13 GMT]]>As someone who just shut down their small retail brand that also had a strong cultural angle, I know how hard it is out there. So I empathize with the owner.

However as a retailer you’re always a for profit company, few cultural grants out there ever fits the criteria. Im sorry to see how she was misled to think she « could » get approved for an art grant. I see the argument, you give lots of exposure to artists and artistic pieces. But it’s always no, they don’t see business that way.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/jerome/statuses/116380604404786431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/jerome/statuses/116380604404786431Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:18:13 GMT