Get to Know “Our” Shops

“My colonial name is Theresa McLean, and my Indigenous name is Ohnlala. I am from the Tahltan Nation, which is in Northern B.C “Canada”. I started Beads by Ohnala about two years ago. My grandma taught me how to bead when I was small and I picked it up again as I started on my reconnection/healing journey. There is a saying in the Indigenous communities “Beading is medicine”, and I truly believe that. I pour my heart and soul into everything I make. I am as environmentally friendly as I can be. My beading materials are found mostly from thrift stores ( not the hoops or posts).”