b"EXPORT LANDSCAPELearning that her mother, grandmotherThe current trade war is stressful forTempleman says. The dye is a big and great-grandmother had all beenTempleman and has the potential toone. I'm currently buying from the only knitters, Templeman realized that thisaffect both her supply and demand.Canadian dye supplier I've been able is culturally significant for my family. ItHer yarns are Canadian, but many ofto find, but lately, theyve been posting became a passion, and I wanted to findher dyes have been imported from thethat they can't get certain things.out more about the wool and dyeing.U.S. High tariffs, plus a weak Canadian Asaself-describedstay-at-homedollar, make for a difficult combina- Most of Templemans business comes tion, and she has had to switch to afrom online sales direct to consumers, mom, she found that a home-basedCanadian supplier. although she has also been developing e-business was a perfect fit. It was herconnections with retailers and local mother who came up with the nameOften, its hard to find a Canadiansummer markets. Still, with e-business, Bear House Knits, because my familysupplier, but there's a trickle-down inher growing client base is spread far is the Bear family, she says.price if I have to use a U.S. supplier,and wide. Part of my customer base As Indigenous women, we have a strong tradition of resourcefulness and creativity to support our families, and this carries forth into our business practices as well.Ashley Templeman,Bear House KnitsIndigenous BUSINESS REPORT35"