Bear Medicine Wool Blanket North Winds which the viewer can infuse

which the viewer can infuse with personal meaning—do they represent a military award

and gives us a sense of pride for who we are

“Many of the colors found in this blanket are the bead colors nimíipuu artists first had access to when we began beading

Autumn is the time when leaves turn as golden as the sun

Bear Medicine Wool Blanket North Winds which the viewer can infuseOur stunning "Bear Medicine" design by Giizh Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe Ojibwe) pays homage to an Anishinaabe tradition, where the Bear Clan are known as carriers of medicine. In this Native designed wool blanket, the mother bear carries the medicine while protecting the future generation. The art tells a story of inheritance, too: as we inherit both spiritual and physical gifts from our ancestors, we must also consider what we will give to our future