Nikki Villeneuve

Nikki Villeneuve of the Gitxsan and Nisga’a Nation is the owner of Raven Prints, an Indigenous sole-proprietor business that provides a wide range of personalized and high-quality printing services. Nikki helps her customers create meaningful clothing that promotes empowerment, strength, and beauty through custom-printed designs. Raven Prints is a British Columbia based company, located on the traditional territories of the Tsimshian Nation of Kitsumkalum, founded in 2015 and offers multiple products that can be customized such as t-shirts, drinkware, decals, hats, buttons, and more. Prior to Raven Prints, Nikki ran a catering business with her husband before she purchased her own screen printing machine. Through self-education and joining the Empowering Aboriginal Generation of Leaders and Entrepreneurs Program (ACE), Nikki opened her first retail storefront and has seen the business grow overtime. Raven Prints was selected by APTN NEWS to be a featured Indigenous-owned business on InFocus.