A collaboration between a Mi'kmaw educator and the multinational furniture store Ikea is giving shoppers a glimpse inside a modern Mi'kmaw home. says David Duplisea of Ikea Halifax, left, who first proposed the idea of the Mi'kmaw collaboration. The Ikea showroom is filled with items and symbols that represent a multigenerational Mi'kmaw home, like basketry, medicines and luskinikn (bread). (Nic Meloney/CBC)David Duplisea, commercial activity manager at the Ikea Halifax location, proposed the collaboration with Sylliboy after an Ikea in Edmonton launched a similar initiative. Take a look inside the Mi'kmaw showroom at Ikea:Educator takes Halifax Ikea shoppers inside a Mi'kmaw home Indigenous 3:22 A collaboration between a Mi'kmaw educator and the multinational furniture store Ikea is giving shoppers a glimpse inside a modern Mi'kmaw home.

Source: CBC News April 26, 2021 17:33 UTC