Hand-carved, lightweight earrings (Red) by Louie Gong (Nooksack) - 8th Generation.

• 1" Wide by 2" Long

I'm Louie Gong (Nooksack) and I'm the founder of Eighth Generation. I'm a self-taught artist who was raised by my grandparents in the Nooksack tribal community in northwest Washington. I got my start by painting cultural art on shoes, but realized that creating one-of-a-kind pieces did not provide a sustainable pathway to success, so I began applying my artwork to accessibly-priced products. My unique style merges traditional Coast Salish art with influences from my mixed heritage and urban environment to create work that resonates widely across communities and cultures.

Hand-carved, lightweight earrings (Teal) by Louie Gong (Nooksack) - 8th Generation.

• 1" Wide by 2" Long

I'm Louie Gong (Nooksack) and I'm the founder of Eighth Generation. I'm a self-taught artist who was raised by my grandparents in the Nooksack tribal community in northwest Washington. I got my start by painting cultural art on shoes, but realized that creating one-of-a-kind pieces did not provide a sustainable pathway to success, so I began applying my artwork to accessibly-priced products. My unique style merges traditional Coast Salish art with influences from my mixed heritage and urban environment to create work that resonates widely across communities and cultures.

Beautiful White, Blue and Purple Beaded Earrings - 6" Long.

Northland Visions, started as Northland Native American Items and Products, and has grown from a home-based, mail-order business into a gallery and retail space where one can find treasures of the land, original items made by Native peoples from the Woodland and Plains tribes of the upper Midwest in what is now Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Canada and other northern states stretching from Montana to the east coast.

Beautiful Beaded White and Burgundy earrings - 5" Long.

Northland Visions, started as Northland Native American Items and Products, and has grown from a home-based, mail-order business into a gallery and retail space where one can find treasures of the land, original items made by Native peoples from the Woodland and Plains tribes of the upper Midwest in what is now Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Canada and other northern states stretching from Montana to the east coast.

Beautiful beaded porcupine earrings made by DIW'S Nutrition Coordinator Derek Nicholas.

• 3" Long
• Sterling silver hooks, porcupine quills, bison bone and beads

Boozhoo indinawemaaganidog. Niigaanibines nindigo. Mawka indoodem. Miskwaabikaang izhinikaade ishkongian wenjibaayaan.

Derek Nicholas (Red Cliff Band Ojibwe) has been working within the food systems in many critical ways, including but not limited to work around food security and sovereignty, language revitalization, seed saving, food cultivation, culinary arts, sustainable food & water projects, and youth engagement. Derek is currently employed in Minneapolis, working at the Division of Indian Work as the Nutrition Program Coordinator. Additionally, Derek is the Education and Sustainability Chair for Feeding Mouths Filling Minds.