b'CONTESTANTSUP THE HILL AT LOAKIN Secwepemc medicine women inCHASE, BRITISH COLUMBIA her family.President and CEO June Anthony- Anthony-Reeves creates 23 sustainably Reeves usually introduces herself andharvested personal-care botanical her botanical-products company in her traditional Secwepemc language:products distributed to customers, June Anthony-Reeves re skwest, st la tawholesalers and retailers. Her top Neskonlith ne Secwepemculecw, ell Upsellers include Devils Club Cream, the Hill at Loakin Botanical Products.a pain-relieving cream made with Devils Club plant roots and bark, and This is because both she and theher soothing Rose Petal Tea made business are firmly rooted in herfrom wild rose petals gathered in her traditional language and territory, andtraditional territory, which, she says, is the Indigenous medicine knowledgeher personal favourite.passed down through generations ofwww.upthehillatloakin.comWorking with communities across CanadaWere developing renewable assets and pursuing innovation in thermal generation, including carbon capture, to WARRIOR WOMEN INC./ power a sustainable future forWISAKIPAKOS people and planet.EDMONTON, ALBERTAIsko-A-chi-ta-Wachiy (She WhoGet to know us. Moves Mountains) Matricia Bauer is a storyteller, drummer, singer andTSX: CPX educator from Sturgeon Lake Creecapitalpower.comNation in Alberta (Treaty 8). When COVID-19 reduced her usual sources of employmentmainly connected to tourismBauer decided to explore a new direction.I introduced a plant-walk experience in 2020 and elevated it with the idea of creating bitters with the foraged plants in 2021, explains Bauer. Wisakipakos was created. Wisakipakos is a line of bitters made with Indigenous flora like spruce tips and poplar buds. The bitters can be used as ingredients in mixed drinks and teas or to season food. Bauers goal is to acquire her own production facility where she can educate people and create unique experiences related to the products. www.warriorwomen.ca Aboriginal BUSINESS REPORT41'