About the Trappers

Vanessa Aegirsdottir is both Indigenous owned and also led by a white woman, giving priority to buying furs from Indigenous folks is a simple way to enact reconciliation in both a meaningful and sustainable way. That isn't to say we won't buy from non-Indigenous folks, but we do have a preferential buying process.

We use a tiered approach to our fur buying process. In descending order, we enter into partnership agreements with trappers according to the following criteria:

1. The trapper identifies as Indigenous
2. The trapper assists on a trap line held by an Indigenous person on an Indigenous community/group line
3. The trapper has Indigenous folks in their family or inner circle who influence their trapping practice to support them in decolonizing their relationship to the land and animals.

When we can't source furs by these means, we will open up our buying to other folks. We always lead with our hearts and work very hard to ensure that no matter who we buy furs from, they're harvested by people who love the land and animals. The people we partner with are kind, thoughtful, humble, and respect is deeply embedded in their trapping practice.

When you buy whole furs or finished goods from us, the furs are provided by the folks in this highly esteemed list. We're so proud to be working with them to protect and preserve the practice of trapping. Read about each of them in their individual bios and you'll come to see why we work with them. When you support us, you support them too.