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At Bex Baked Goods every sugar cookie tells the story of Haudenosaunee culture

Every sugar cookie that comes out of Becky Thomas's oven tells a story about Haudenosaunee culture and history. Thomas spoke with chef and CBC reporter Aicha Smith-Belghaba about how her baked goods celebrate and honour her family and community.

Watch the video below for Aicha Smith-Belghaba's interview with Becky Thomas

At Bex Baked Goods every sugar cookie tells the story of Haudenosaunee culture

1 year ago
Duration 9:29
Every sugar cookie that comes out of Becky Thomas's oven tells a story about Haudenosaunee culture and history. Thomas spoke with chef and CBC reporter Aicha Smith-Belghaba about how her baked goods celebrate and honour her family and community.

Every sugar cookie that comes out of Becky Thomas's oven tells a story aboutHaudenosauneeculture and history.

When chef and journalistAichaSmith-Belghabavisited Thomas, owner ofBexBaked Goods at Six Nations, Thomas pulled out a tray including cookies honouring the Hiawatha Belt with the five nations, the Women's Nomination Belt, the Everlasting Tree Belt, the Dish With One Spoon and the Two Row Wampum belt which tells the story ofan agreement between Indigenous people and the Dutch.

You can watch Smith's full interview with Thomas in the video above and take a closer look at her specialBexBaked Goods sugar cookie collection.

Thomas takes orders that sometimes come in the hundreds and thousands but says about every one"whether you are making food or eating food it's always comingfrom our creator."

Thomas wasborn inSix Nations and is from the Turtle Clan & Mohawk Nation. She has four children, all girls, and specializes in baking sugar cookies and cupcakes. She says her interest in baking was passed down to her from watching her mom and grandma baking in the kitchen when she was a child.

Now she bakes for her daughters and for her community as a means to celebrate her culture with every bite.

She says "it just really means a lot to me to bring that out into edible format."

Becky Thomas, owner of Bex Baked Goods, displays a series of sugar cookies she baked that celebrate Haudenosaunee culture and language
Becky Thomas, owner of Bex Baked Goods, displays a series of sugar cookies she baked that celebrate Haudenosaunee culture and language. She spoke with chef and CBC reporter Aicha Smith-Belghaba about how her baked goods celebrate and honour her family and community. (Conrad Collaco/CBC)