ST. PAUL, Minn. (November 1, 2024) – A limited edition collaborative product line is available to the public today – just in time for Native American Heritage Month. The Our Home: Native Minnesota product line features Native American Minnesota artists, honoring their enduring presence and connection to the land.
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) will collaborate with a different artist each year. In the initial year, MNHS is featuring Fond du Lac artist Sarah Agaton Howes of Heart Berry. The line includes clothing, mugs, bags, and stickers with traditional Ojibwe floral designs, which became available today (November 1) on the Minnesota Historical Society’s website and at MNHS sites and museums across the state.
The series is named after the exhibit at the Minnesota History Center: Our Home: Native Minnesota. Visitors to the exhibit learn about Native communities in Minnesota, including the Dakota, Ojibwe, and others, who have lived in this area for thousands of years and still live here today. The exhibit shares their stories, enduring presence, and deep connection to the land.
About Sarah Agaton Howes: Giizh Agaton Howes is an Anishinaabe mama, runner, artist, and organizer from Fond du Lac. She is the creator of Heart Berry, a lifestyle brand specializing in bringing Ojibwe art to the world. Bringing together traditional designs with contemporary life, she creates from the smallest of logos to art installations. She teaches cultural art, focusing on moccasin making. Heart Berry is a proud Inspired Natives collaborator with Eighth Generation and Minnesota Historical Society Artist in Residence in 2018-19.
About the Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs, and book publishing. Using the power of history to transform lives, MNHS preserves our past, shares our state’s stories, and connects people with history.
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