The family is a member of the Beausoleil First Nations of Ontario (Ojibway).
Without any formal business training, the owner, Sandi Monague Roy, developed the company while raising five daughters, two who have grown up in the company and are now an integral part of the business. The needs of the retailers grew and a new direction was taken by the family in order to satisfy this demand – thus Monague Native Crafts was established as a wholesale business in 1982. When the demand from stores increased, it persuaded the family to set-up an office location in British Columbia. During slow times the family sold to stores. The Monague Native Craft business began as a mobile retail unit traveling from Pow-Wow to Pow-Wow throughout North America in the family van.
