About us & Face Mask Initiative / Kokum Scarf Initiative

Indigenous owned and operated, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Indigenous Face Masks is an initiative to bring face masks to Indigenous children and youth in our Indigenous communities across Canada.

Each Kokum Scarf purchased, we will donate $5.00 CAD to support Ukraine through the Canadian Red Cross. So far, together we have donated $21,035.00!

Each Indigenous Face Mask that is purchased, we send the same style mask to one of our communities; they are distributed through local Indigenous community programming, local Indigenous elementary schools and high schools in our Indigenous communities.

As of March 23, 2022, we have currently have sent out 46,080 Indigenous Face Masks to many First Nation reserves, and urban Indigenous community programs since we started in October 13, 2020. With your help, we are providing masks to our Indigenous children and youth, as there are many Indigenous communities still in need of your support.

We have donated the proceeds from our Every Child Matters Face Masks, we donated a total of $25,500 to the Orange Shirt Day Society, Indspire, Legacy of Hope Foundation, Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund, and the Indian Residential School Survivor Society.

We will continue to support communities and looking forward to supporting our Indigenous peoples. We thank you for your kindness.

The communities we have been able to donate to so far:

Communities	Total
Attawapiskat First Nation	2640
Kashechewan First Nation	2640
Fort Albany First Nation	3120
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority	900
Payukotayno James and Hudson Bay Family Services	1030
Taykwa Tagamou Nation	660
Akwesasne Freedom School	180
Odawa Native Friendship Centre	630
Minwasshin Women's Lodge	600
Winnipeg Comm.UNITY.204	755
Mushkegowuk Council Youth Department	1000
Moose Factory Ministik Elementary School	500
Eabametoong/Fort Hope Nursing Station	75
Victoria Inn - Neskantaga First Nation	75
KO eHealth Telemedicine Services	75
Nodin Mental Health Services	75
Waskaganish Cree Nation/ Ecole Winnibekuu School	640
Kitigan Zibi First Nation	705
Garden River First Nation	705
Eabametoong / Fort Hope First Nation	705
Walpole Island First Nation	630
A7G	30
North Bay Friendship Centre	680
MPP Sol Mamkwa (Kiiwetinoong Riding)	7380
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres	2000
Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan	1000
Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre	500
Native Child & Family Services of Toronto	500
EarlyON Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre	300
Minwaashin Women's Lodge (Care Packs)	300
Pictou Landing First Nation Elementary School	200
Red Lake Indian Friendship Centre	350
Little Eagles Daycare Sipeknekatik First Nation	200
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto	2,700
Sol Mamakwa - (Kiiwetinoong Riding)	8,000
Chippewas of the Thames Health Centre	300
March for Truth and Justice July 31, 2021	400
Minwaashin Lodge	400
Orange Shirt Day - Ottawa	600
Little Eagles Day Care - NB	250
Makonsag Day Care - Ottawa	100
Mattagami First Nation	250
Native Child and Family Services - Community Support Outreach	300
MPP Sol Mamkwa (Kiiwetinoong Riding) March 2022	1000
Total Distributed as of March 23, 2022:	46,080

About the owners:

Tyson Wesley is Cree and raised in Kashechewan Cree First Nation, he is also from Waskaganish on his father’s side.

Natasha Commanda is Anishinaabe from Kitigan Zibi, and from Grassy Narrows on her mother's side.