We had a great time with
John Pepion and Smudge for your thoughts!
Heart Berry's Howes and Pepion share about their journeys from art hustle to indigenous entrepeneurship.
Hear the inside of our mentorship with Eighth Generation and Louie Gong.
Watch/Listen here:
We created this series of Moccasin making tutorials to support makers.
Part 1 covers materials and patterning. For more patterns and information check out our Nookomis Obagijigan Pattern Book! Happy Making!!
Heart Berry zoomed it up with Chez Oxendine from Tribal Business News to share about our business model, open up about her mentorship with Louie and Gong and the Inspired Natives Project, and doing tribal business during the Covid-10 Pandemic. Read the interview here:
The Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance new Winter Solstice Art Catalogue is available now!
MNIBA supports artists and entrepeneurs across our region on their business capacity. When we shop small, local, and Native it supports families, communities, and builds our region.
Fun facts: Heart Berry made their art for the Buy Native Campaign!
Miigwech (thank you) for supporting Inspired Natives, not Native Inspired!
The Good Seed- Wild Rice and other ways of Reclaiming As Anishinaabe Ojibwe people, we believe in utilizing our art as a way to bring together our value system with business, our communities, and our stories. What we see and carry on us influences what we think is important. We all want to be that nike ad right? Full of life, vitality, epicNess. Our Good Seed Collection represents a driving force in artist Howes' life and in her work. "I started going wild rice harvesting just about five years ago. There is something so magical about being out on the lake with the Manoomin stalks curved over the boat. Ricing reminds me alot of doing beadwork. It's alot of work and we...
