b'CONTESTANTSALLYS CAKE CREEATIONS ANISHINAABE BIMISHIMO DEANNE HUPFIELDSASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA TORONTO, ONTARIOAlicia (Ally) Hrbachek, a member ofIn 2017, at the age of 16, EmilieThrough culture, I was able to heal Peepeekisis First Nation and a residentMcKinney founded Anishinaabefrom addictions and now I support of Treaty 6 Territory, discovered bakingBimishimo, a jingle coneothers to dance and make regalia, in 2018. Two years later, in 2020, shemanufacturing company. As ansays Deanne Hupfield, an Anishinaabe founded Allys Cake Creeations (punOjibway from Swan Lake First Nationdesigner. Hupfield has developed 14 intended). Self-taught in the art ofin Treaty 1 Territory, she wanted topatterns for various regalia styles and baking, Hrbachek is now a licensedbring authenticity to the production ofsizes with the goal of helping other home-based baker who sells her eye- Jingle Cones, since existing suppliersIndigenous people like herself deepen popping custom cakes, cookies andwere non-Indigenous. To me, it wastheir relationship with their culture.cupcakes to a wide clientele in theimportant that such sacred healing Saskatoon area. All are made fromobjects from our culture and ceremonyMy goal is to support Indigenous scratch, and no two are the same. should be Anishinaabe owned andpeople to reconnect to culture made on Turtle Island, she says.through pow wow dance, Hupfield Hrbachek is a stay-at-home mom tosays. My mother was [part of the] three young children. Nonetheless,Anishinaabe Bimishimo sells jingleSixties Scoop, and my grandparents she still finds time for her CakeNationcones and apparel through its ownand great-grandparents went to Indian Program, an initiative that involvese-commerce site, at pow wows andResidential School. I experienced baking beautiful birthday cakes fortrade shows, and through more thangenerational trauma and extreme low-income single-parent families.100 retailers. McKinney hopes topoverty as a child due to the negative She is currently working towardscreate the first Indigenous-ownedeffects of those systems.expanding her business, opening aTradecloth brand and says she sees commercial kitchen, launching a retailthe growing global demand forNow Hupfield wants to help others storefront location, bringing on staffCanadian-made goods as an reconnect with ceremony by making and increasing her charity efforts in excellent business opportunity forregalia more accessible. Her hope is her community. Indigenous businesses. to have her patterns printed through www.allyscakecreeations.ca www.anishinaabebimishimo.ca the leading North American pattern manufacturer and to hire assistance in wholesaling them.www.deannehupfield.com36A CCAB PUBLICATION2022'