About Sarjesa Inc.

It all started with a final project for an Indigenous Studies Course, facilitated by Dr. Renae Watchman. As a class, we were challenged to think about resistance within our everyday experience. One morning, on her way to school, Alexandra went to her favourite local coffee shop. Looking down at their array of beverages, she was struck with a thought. Here she was, purchasing product that supported small businesses and Indigenous communities elsewhere in the world. What if there was a tea that raised awareness of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people, while also using Canadian ingredients and donating to a local women’s shelter? Thus, Sarjesa Inc. was born. We make radically tasty tea, using a combination of Canadian and International ingredients, working alongside farmers, foragers, and suppliers, to create deeply flavourful products. We are an Indo-Caribbean / Settler Canadian owned brand. Our products are hand blended on Treaty 7 territory, located on the homelands of the Niitsitapi (the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai), the Îyârhe Nakoda, the Tsuut’ina Nations, as well as Métis Nation Region 3. We acknowledge the treaty relations that have not been honoured and work daily to restore good relations. We will continue to try our best in all that we do.Read their story