this style is a signature part of Ojibwe-style art and Giizh's own work
everything is connected
I knew it was my mom still guiding me forward
Designed by Snoqualmie Tribal Members: McKenna Sweet Dorman and Jaime Martin
blending the traditional and contemporary in new ways
Protection Baby Blanket shawl this style is a signatureIn Blackfeet culture, powerful animals like the buffalo, wolf, and elk are often called upon in song and ceremony for protection. Artist John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani Blackfeet) has woven the sacred buffalo, elk, wolf, otter, magpie, and beaver into his Protection Baby Blanket. An arrow fills the body of each animal, representing the lifeline or sacred breath each one carries. Made from a cotton wool blend, John's blanket is the perfect merge of warmth,