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An introduction to Grande Prairie: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
Bear Creek winds through the city centre, where Muskoseepi Park takes its name from the Cree word for Bear Creek, and the Wapiti River runs to the south. Horse Lake First Nation, a Treaty 8 nation of Dane-zaa and Cree people, is located west of Hythe. Grande Prairie lies within Treaty 8 territory. Northwestern Polytechnic names Duncan’s First Nation, Horse Lake First Nation and Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation as original caretakers of this land. It also describes the territory as the ancestral and present-day home of many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
Grande Prairie is on Treaty 8 territory, the traditional lands of Cree, Dene and Beaver (Dane-zaa) peoples, and the homeland of the Métis.
Nearby: Horse Lake First Nation · Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation · Beaverlodge · Sexsmith · Wembley · Clairmont
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre has served the city since 1965. Its mission is to improve the well-being of Indigenous peoples and the wider community through culturally rooted approaches. A board of 12 members and one youth member, from Indigenous and non-Indigenous backgrounds, is elected by the membership. Programs include Aboriginal Head Start, Babies' Best Start, a community kitchen, Indigenous health services and the Pitone Youth Group. The centre also produces the Peykoskan Podcast, keeps a Traditional Healing Garden and hosts the Grande Gathering Gala. On campus, Northwestern Polytechnic runs an On-Campus Friendship Centre at its Grande Prairie campus. Elders Loretta Parenteau-English, Theresa Gladue and Desiree Mearon guided its 2022 revision of the land acknowledgement. The Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow is an annual celebration of dance, music and art. It has been hosted by the Grande Prairie Aboriginal Circle of Services at Evergreen Park. With City support, it has also found a home at the Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie has committed to annual Indigenous exhibitions from June to September. The Montrose Cultural Centre's Mamawe Concourse takes its name from a Cree word meaning all together.
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XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Grande Prairie and across Treaty 8 territory.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Grande Prairie and across Treaty 8 territory. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Grande Prairie schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Grande Prairie. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Screen printing for Grande PrairieCustom clothing and designs
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Grande Prairie.
Crews can order screen printing from 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design, and every order is quoted before printing. Design help is included, and the maximum screen size is 23x31 inches. Orders are printed in Saskatoon and shipped to Grande Prairie.
Each order leaves Saskatoon within 1–3 business days, and shipping is calculated at checkout. Spend $90 or more and shipping within Canada is free.
Any Grande Prairie group can order custom screen printing from 10 garments. Designs can use up to 4 colours, design help is included, and every order is quoted before printing. We print in Saskatoon and ship to you, so plan ahead of a June date.
Many of our designs carry a Cree word, with its story shared on our meanings page. In Grande Prairie, Cree shows up in places like the Mamawe Concourse at the Montrose Cultural Centre, named for a word meaning all together. We are an Indigenous-owned company based in Saskatoon, on Treaty 6 territory.
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Alongside its own line, XUSI screen prints custom apparel for schools, teams, businesses, Nations and events in Grande Prairie. Ten garments minimum, up to four colours, design help included, and a full quote before anything runs.
The clothing side is Indigenous-designed and Indigenous-owned, out of Saskatoon on Treaty 6. See custom screen printing, or shop the XUSI line.
