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...
Heart Berry is so excited to announce we have been awarded the Native Presence Mural for the new Springboard Arts building
Our project will launch in Dakota territory in St Paul! We decided to bring a collaboration forward with the incredible ledger artist Holly Young and photographer Nedahness Greene. Artists Howes and Young will collaborate on a piece bringing the story forward about the relationship between Dakota and Ojibwe people. Greene will create a series highlighting the tribal communities in Minnesota.
Stay tuned for updates and photos!
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Congratulations to all the nominees of the Inspired Natives Awards!! We are so stoked for Hannah Smith, Heart Berry's Business Manager, who is an artist in her real life! You're amazing! Hannah's work with Ninijaanis1of1's is highlighted in this blog:
One year ago, this feature on the Ordean Building Window Murals brings back great memories and we still love to drive by seeing our Ojibwe Florals in this place, the center of all good things.
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