Iroqrafts celebrated their 65th anniversary with corn soup, a storewide sale, and an expansion to their building

By Austin Evans Writer Nandell Hill bought Iroqrafts from her father Buck Spittal 30 years ago and moved it from its second location on Oneida Road to its current home on Tuscarora. “We expanded with a lot of the craft supplies and other products that my parents didn’t have when they owned it down on Oneida Road,” she said. “Now that we’re centrally located on the reserve here we get more business than when it was down on River Road.” Hill was proud that Iroqrafts had never taken government grants in its 65 years, operating solely off the strength of its business. One of the reasons Hill believed Iroqrafts had been so successful was its crew: her family. “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for my workers,” she said….

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