b'WOMEN IN BUSINESSSHINING BRIGHTBy Anna-Liza BadalooI n d i g e n o l u s j e w e l l e rF or twin sisters Jesse and Dakota Brant of Six Nations of the Grand River, what started as a passionate hobby has blossomed into S a p i n g & F l i n ta successful exporting jewelry business, Sapling & Flint. They sell their handcrafted, Indigenous-themed pieces across Canada s h o w s h o w a g o o dand abroad, sparking important conversations about Indigenous s k i l l s e t , a v a l u e dhistory and culture. Everything we make is casted and soldered in metal and made by the hands p r o d u c t a n d aof jewellers. Our price points are on the higher end, but [our customers] are buying something that their grandchildren can enjoy, says Dakota of p a s s i o n a t e h o b b ytheir valuable gold and silver jewelry, which they market as heirloom pieces. Their designs incorporate birch, oak and even lacrosse themes, in keeping c a n l e a d t o b u s i n e s swith their motto, Conversation pieces that share the story of Turtle Island.s u c c e s s i n C a n a d a While Sapling & Flint first opened its doors in 2017, the backstory to the a n d b e y o n d business is rooted in hundreds of years of the sisters Haudenosaunee history. They have long tapped into their rich, creative roots: both have always been 60A CCAB PUBLICATION2023'