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30 Stunning Designs from Indigenous Makers on Instagram

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Warren Steven Scott
A collection of beautiful works I’ve been collecting on Instagram for the past few months from Indigenous makers in both Canada and the U.S. If you’re interested, I also created a guide for them on the new Guides feature on Instagram. You can find it beside the “Reels” section or click here.  
 
NO. 1

Warren Steven Scott

Nlaka’pamux Nation, British Columbia
Designer
Double Bar Earrings (Above)

NO. 2

Shirod Younker x Tony A. Johnson

Coquille/Miluk and Chinook Indian Nation

Oregon Potlach Blanket

Shirod Younker
NO. 3

Jamie Okuma

Luiseño, Shoshone‑Bannock, Wailaki and Okinawan
Beadwork
Panel Cuff with Antique Beads

Jamie Okuma cuff
NO. 4

Kamama Beadwork

Cherokee, Washington, Utah
Beadwork

Kamama beadwork
NO. 5

Jamie Okuma

Luiseño, Shoshone‑Bannock, Wailaki and Okinawan
Designer
The Winter Kimono

Jamie Okuma
NO. 6

Naomi Glasses

Diné
Weaver
Saddle Blankets

Naomi Glasses Saddle Blanket
NO. 7

Michelle Lowden

Acoma Pueblo Jewelry
Kasheeshi Earrings

Michelle Lowdon Jewelry
NO. 8

Milo Creations

By Michelle Lowden
Acoma Pueblo
Balance Throw Blanket

(Vogue)

Milo Creations Blanket
NO. 9

Elias Jade Not Afraid

Apsaalooke
Beader

Elias Jade Not Afraid Jewelry
NO. 10

Jamie Okuma

Luiseño, Shoshone‑Bannock, Wailaki and Okinawan
Moccasins

Jamie Okuma Moccasins
NO. 11

Milo Creations

By Michelle Lowden
Acoma Pueblo
Hand painted Jewelry

Milo Creations earrings
NO. 12

Jamie Okuma

Luiseño, Shoshone‑Bannock, Wailaki and Okinawan
Beadwork

Jamie Okuma beadwork
NO. 13

R S Gustafson

Ojibwe
Beadwork

Gustafson beadwork
NO. 14

Robin Shield

Bolo Ties for By Yellowtail

Robin Shield Bolo Tie
NO. 15

Lituya Art

L’éiw Yéil, L’uknax.ádi, Digináa Hít daxh, Wooshkeetaan yádi, Xéitl Hít daxh
Juneau, Alaska
Weaving

Lituya Art Weaving
NO. 16

Molina Parker

Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
South Dakota
Beadwork

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Molina Parker beadwork
NO. 17

Michelle Lowden

Acoma Pueblo
Balance Blanket

Michelle Lowdon blanket
NO. 18

John Isaiah Pepion

Blackfeet Nation
Montana
Emergence Earrings

John Pepion earrings
NO. 19

Kamama Beadwork

Cherokee, Washington , Utah
Beadwork
“One That Blooms” Earrings

Kamama beadwork
NO. 20

Ben Pease

Ishbinaache ‑ Protector “Crow Scout Curley”
47”x36” Oil on Canvas
Montana

Ben Pease art
NO. 21

Nae Brown

Ch’a Lyan JiNaedi áyá
Beadwork

Nae Brown beadwork
NO. 22

Jamie Okuma

Luiseño, Shoshone‑Bannock, Wailaki and Okinawan 

Designer

Mask

Jamie Okuma mask
NO. 23

Jamie Okuma x Molina Jo Parker

Luiseño, Shoshone‑Bannock, Wailaki and Okinawan
Dentalium and Quillwork Earrings

Okuma Parker Quillwork
NO. 24

Milo Creations

By Michelle Lowden
Acoma Pueblo
Chasing My Dreams Earrings

Milo Creations earrings disk
NO. 25

White Otter Designs

Anishnaabe
Beadwork

White Otter Designs beadwork
NO. 26

Monica Raphael

Anishinaabe
Quill Beadwork on Birch Bark

NO. 27

White Bear Moccasins

Arikata/Hidatsa Nation
Handmade Custom Mocassins

White Bear Mocassins

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Jan Halvarson

Jan founded Poppytalk in 2005 while a student at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (now ECU) to catalogue inspiration from typography to interior design. Since then she’s collaborated with Target (creating a limited edition glamping collection), a wallpaper collection with Milton & King, as well has written as a contributor at Wired, Martha Stewart and Huffington Post.