Spotlight: Prairie Willow evolved from a hobby to something more. The products (from jewelry, dream catchers and personal care products) are handmade by SkyAnne Sickler and inspired by traditional Native crafting techniques and materials.

Messages from Mother Earth. Elder Wanbdi Wakita speaks about the sacredness of fire. #messagesfrommotherearth #indigenouswisdom

"Actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai arrived on the red carpet of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards wearing a red handprint painted over his mouth." #MMIW abc27.com/national/reser…

Recommended Reads. From acclaimed author Anton Treuer comes a novel that’s both taut thriller and a raw, tender coming-of-age story, about one Ojibwe boy learning to love himself through the love of his family around him.

Spotlight: Medicine of the People. Owners Leonard Marcus and Virginia Boone pride themselves on being one of the most traditional Native herb companies in the U.S. Each handmade product, like this cherry-flavored lip balm, melds tradition and culture with health and wellbeing.

Messages from Mother Earth. Kahontakwas Diane Longboat speaks about the Universal Language of Spirit. #IndigenousWisdom #IndigenousTraditions

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Recommended Reads. "In this bestselling memoir, a son who grew up away from his Indigenous culture takes his Cree father on a trip to the family trapline and finds that revisiting the past not only heals old wounds but creates a new future."

Heart Berry began in Northern Minnesota on the Rez. Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe) created custom beadwork, quilts, regalia, and moccasins. The demand grew and she knew it was time for a shift. That is when she started teaching her community HOW to be makers.

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Recommended Reads: Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina. "In this mythological thriller, Anna, a young Native girl, starts investigating missing women from her reservation when her own sister disappears. But an ancient entity from tribal myth seems to be haunting her steps."

Spotlight: TPMOCS offers authentic, handcrafted Native American moccasins for beginning walkers up to size 7. Each pair is beautifully made with ethically sourced leather. Proceeds from sales go to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation located in Northwestern Montana.

Spotlight: ACONAV represents the cohesion of cultures between its founders, Loren (Acoma Pueblo) and Valentina (Navajo) Aragon. The couture fashion brand hopes to empower and strengthen Native women through positive and respectful representation of Native culture in fashion.

Recommended Reads: "All I See is Violence" by Angie Elita Newell. "A woman warrior, a ruthless general, and a single mother―three stories deftly braided into the legacy of a stolen nation."

Spotlight: Owned and operated by the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the IOWAY Bee Farm’s products range from candles to cosmetics.

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Recommended Reads: Narrated by an Indigenous adult who was adopted as a child by a non-Native family, the work blends fragmented poetry and prose vignettes that mimic the unnamed narrator’s confrontation with her birth family’s story and her tribe’s history.

Spotlight: Native Clay Co. makes hand crafted clay jewelry and decorative items. nativeclayco.com

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