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Our unlikely and amazing collaboration awarded the Independent Council of Supporters "TIFO OF THE YEAR" !  

The narrative about Dakota and Ojibwe relations has always been told as singlularly one of conflict.  When St Cloud State proposed an art installation in their new American Indian Center, Heart Berry's artist Howes knew right away what she hoped for. "This area is so important as this place between our nations as Dakota and Ojibwe people. I really wanted to work with a Dakota artist on this project. Holly Young and I both loved the idea of sharing the story of the gift of the big drum from the Dakota.  The Big drum to me is such an Incredible gift of grace."  This pencil to digital collaboration pulls together the old stories with a modern installatin by Turtle Mountain sign...

Heart Berry's CEO named as one of the First People's Fund "Artist in Business Leadership" Fellows for 2021.   Alongside an incredible group of artists, entrepeneurs, and culture bearers, we are thrilled to be a part of this project.   Click to learn more:

To celebrate the return of the Omashkooz, the elk, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission asked Howes to create a piece of art to celebrate.  Howes took the woodland style and combined it with her Ojibwe floral aesthetic to create Omashkooz and Return of the Medicines.  Here the omashkooz and her descendant carry the medicines which also return as part of a healthy ecosystem, healthy people, and healthy living.   These medicines feature prominently in Howes' contemporary floral designs.  "Our florals are meant to tell a story.  They tell about our medicines, our foods, and our way of life.  This is why I utilize the beloved wild rice, ode'imin (strawberry), blueberry, raspberry, maple buds (maple syrup), dogwood flower (for traditional...