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  • Meet Pre&Peri

    · By Nurjahan Begum

    By Arpita Quadir “What do you think of when you think of the current position of the Indigenous fashion industry?” I think of access, said Caitlin Wemigwans, owner and designer of local streetwear brand Pre&Peri and member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Reserve.  Pre&Peri is an ethical local streetwear brand based in the GTA. The brand features art created by Wemigwans and aims to educate customers about Indigenous issues and culture. Pre and peri are prefixes, meaning before and after. Pre refers to pre-colonial Indigenous heritage, and peri refers to colonial culture, merging the two meanings. A recurring phrase on the designs...