Aurora Heat

Aurora Heat is located in Fort Smith, Canada on 206 McDougal Rd. Aurora Heat is rated 5 out of 5 in the category fur manufacturer in Canada. Like most Northerners, our family proudly wears fur. My parents, Jane and David Dragon raised six children, always dressed with furs from the trapline. Mom made the hats, mittens, mukluks, and parkas, Setsuné (grandmother in the Chipewyan language) is a talented seamstress and has been sewing with furs and hides most of her life. A few of her very special garments have been displayed in a Northern gallery in the Canadian Museum of History. Aurora Heat, Inc. makes its home in the small town of Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories. We employ Northerners (mostly young adults) in the production of our warmers. My son, Joel, and niece, Bryanna, are among Aurora Heat's employees and I love working with both of them. Setsuné is Aurora Heat's Cultural Advisor and her favourite greeting is łThá huná ~ May you live a long time! ​ ​Together, we want to bring you our traditional way of keeping warm. Since starting this company, Elders have shared their stories of the long-ago practice of stuffing fur in mitts and mukluks. In the old days, it was rabbit fur which was easily accessible. Modern tanning and newer methods of processing fur helped us choose sheared beaver for its durability and cloud-like softness. As an Indigenous person, I am wholly committed to nature and a steward of the environment. I love creating and sharing natural and sustainable products, especially these ones that replace disposables. In our workshop at the end of each day, there is a no garbage in a bin; we use all pieces of each and every pelt. An authentic connection with the land is made when we look to nature to provide for our basic needs. It is this world view that helped us to come up with our company's vision, "Offering harmony with the natural world."​ Fur is part of our family's history. You are welcome to make it part of yours. Warmly, Brenda ​