Protection Baby Blanket shawl blending the traditional and contemporary

blending the traditional and contemporary in new ways

I knew it was my mom still guiding me forward

and Blackfeet/Piikani artist and Inspired Natives® Collaborator John Isaiah Pepion has brought butterflies to rest on his beautiful silk twill scarf

Fabric content: 100% cotton

this style is a signature part of Ojibwe-style art and Giizh's own work

Protection Baby Blanket shawl blending the traditional and contemporaryIn 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,