Most "Native" Art is Fake or Stolen. Indigenous Artists Are Fighting Back "A new generation of Indigenous Artists is decolonizing the status quo" New NBCLX Feature of Eighth Generation and Heart Berry's work to Fight Back “The pattern of these companies that exploit Indigenous communities is to partner with people who don’t have a voice,” Gong said. “Native artists are trying to reclaim the story and create something for future generations.” "Heart Berry, which sells blankets, earrings, T-shirts and more has doubled year over year, making it one of the fastest-growing lifestyle brands in Minnesota. She says running her business is familiar territory as a Native American." Interested in supporting Native American art? O'Loughlin advised skipping auction houses altogether and...
Through Eighth Generation and the Chief Seattle Club community members will receive support and warmth as they transition into permanent housing. Heart Berry's blankets now grace the beds of our relatives on their way to a better life.
Watch the full story from Seattle.gov about this powerful collaboration and the ongoing efforts by tribal businesses, organizations, and artists to live our values through our work.
“All we can do in this life is take the seed and grow it,” Sarah says, trailblazing ahead. “I’m not done learning yet.”
Eighth Generation shares about Howes' journey as an Inspired Natives Collaborator
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Heart Berry's Howes and Pepion share about their journeys from art hustle to indigenous entrepeneurship.
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Heart Berry's Howes "Bringing Back Mamahood" in new Headwaters Foundation for Justice Calendar "Transformation as an Anishinaabekwe is returning. Every move has been made to remove us from our hearts, our lands, and our breath. When we return to our ways, our language, and our ceremonies, and who we truly are we transform not into something new but into something ancient. We become that which we grieved and raged and sobbed and longed for. A memory. We are returning because our grandmother's kept themselves safe for us. This is our work." Howes draws on motherhood and her own work to reclaim her identity often in her art. In the Ojibwe Floral Tradition, Howes was taught to use plants as...
