"I create hand painted clay pottery bowls and ornaments. The designs are from southwest and Indigenous to NM and AZ. The pottery and plates are created by pinch style of forming and stone polish."

Email: nizhonipotteryart@gmail.com
Instagram: donalewisaragon

Naomi grew up in the powwow circle and learned how to bead, dance and sing behind the drum with relatives. Her main creative expression is though incorporating Lakota and Dine' design in her beaded pieces. She is available to custom design and collaborates on many projects, including modeling.

Email: skyenaomi292@gmail.com

Laverne, a skilled Diné artist from New Mexico, transforms beads into stunning jewelry. Her earrings, featuring both intricate designs and specialized long jingle cones, bring a touch of vibrant tradition to any outfit.

Instagram: mslucio4sure

Chad "Little Coyote" Yellowjohn comes from Shoshone-Bannock/Spokane ancestral line. Chad was raised in Ione, Washington and at a young age was mute, speaking only gibberish. Over the years, his imagination began to extensively blossom on paper, thus gaining a heavy interest in free hand illustration. Fueling his love for drawing, his mother expressed she could get a sense of his mood swings, in which he would draw a picture to lighten her day to implement a positive atmosphere when growing up.

Website: lilcoyote.com

Ahsaki Baa LaFrance-Chacheregrew up on the Navajo Reservation located in Northeastern Arizona, where she had her kinaalda, played high school sports and eventually graduated from Ganado High. It was also where she discovered her love for entrepreneurship. Founder of DINE (NAVAJO)/ BLACK-OWNED & OPERATED, Ah- Shi Beauty.

CHANGING THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY ACROSS SOVEREIGN NATIONS.

Website: ahshibeauty.com

Daris Padilla decided to go all in and make a career creating and selling jewelry full time in 2019. Many of his pieces are inspired by nature and all of them are built to last a lifetime. Each piece has over 24 years of experience built into it. No two are exactly the same and they all have a unique trademark stamped in the back. "My trademark is the lightning mark between my initials. It has not been an easy journey but the rewards and time I have with my daughter now have made it all worth it."

To see more of Daris' jewelry, visit lightningandfirejewelry.com

Janice Lucero owns and operates Cotton Blossom Gardens. Located in the Pueblo of  Isleta, NM. Janice is a native woman farmer, farming on ancestral lands and growing a variety of vegetables and fruits. Her love for the land and people are what drives her to grow healthy food for her family, community and surrounding communities. 

Cultivate, Blossom and Grow!
Visit: www.cottonblossomgardens.com for more IG: @cottonblossomgardens

Artist, Native Language and Cultural Preservation, Social Entrepreneurship, AR Development, Web Design, Storytelling and Consultant.

LinkedIn: akilah-m

Joeseph is a multifaceted artist resides in Albuquerque, NM as a teaching artist, cyclist mentor, and muralist. Originally born in Spokane, WA and raised in Holland, MI, he moved to the Southwest in 2010. His focus is in two- and three-dimensional works consisting of drawing, printing, painting, photography, small metals/jewelry, etc. He currently attends Institute of American Indian Arts, where he studies Studio/Fine Arts and is an ABQ City Maker.

Visit https://www.therezult.com/

Niko is a Culture Carrier, Wife, Mother, and Entrepreneur.
Her story is similar to many urban Natives who are products of the Relocation Act during the 1950's. Many urban kids like herself, banded together intertribally to connect, keep culture alive, and learning from one another. 
She is the founder of Pow Wow Wellness LLC, which is an interactive approach to teach the basic protocols and various dance styles of the Pow Wow circle through art, physical activity, and positive mentorship and new PowWow Coloring book!

2024 Honorable Mention at the prestigious Heard Museum AZ for "She makes her own light" beaded piece.

My name is Marriah Slim and I am Navajo. I currently reside on the Navajo Nation in a small town called Tuba City. I found the passion to draw at a young age with the aid of my father. He gave me a how-to book on drawing horses. Developing a foundation in drawing at a young age I explored other passions such as painting in high school.
People loved my creations and wanted to buy them. As I ventured into college and started a family it was put aside.
Being a mother of two little girls, and seeing the world constantly changing. I’m inspired to express myself through my art. Creating ideas from colors in the world, movement in nature, and the perspective of my culture in a modern world. Now I am able to share my art making shirts, tote bags, stickers and prints.

Visit slimplymarriahstudio.com for more and on Instagram at @slimply_marriah

Frybread Cosmetic is a unique and innovative brand that is 100% Native American owned and operated by the founder, Shundine Suazo, who is from Taos Pueblo / Diné. The brand was established after a conversation between Shundine and her little sister DeAnna Autumn Left Suazo in the Frybread Stand Kitchen. They came up with the idea to create an eyeshadow palette named after different items of a Frybread stand, The idea quickly lit up and Shundine began researching what it would take to start a cosmetic line. Despite facing setbacks due to COVID-19, she invested in cosmetic materials, ordered samples and tested until she was satisfied with the products created. In August 2020, the brand launched and sold its first eyeshadow palette and lip gloss. Frybread Cosmetics now offers lip color changing lip gloss, lipsticks, blushes with more products to come.

Instagram: @frybreadcosmetics

Arianna Johnny-Wadsworth is a proud daughter of the Quw'utsun'/Cowichan Tribes. She was born on Vancouver Island, & raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, which has always been Unceded Coast Salish Territory.

Quw'ustun' Made is a project to preserve the traditional knowledge of the Coast Salish Nation in order to pass it on to the next generations. Quw'utsun' Made was founded by Arianna in 2016 while she was living in the small tribal village of Swinomish, WA. Arianna, inspired by the land & her elders, created a product line to support the needs of her community. Through her travels, Arianna had the chance to connect with elders, teachers, and youth from all over Turtle Island including Lenape (NYC), Dinetah (Arizona), Pueblo (New Mexico), and of course the Coast Salish Nation. It was through these travels that Arianna learned that her community was lacking the most- ancestral medicines in the form of modern skin care. With the guidance of the Coast Salish Nation, Arianna was able to develop what is now known as Quw'utsun' Made. 

You can learn more about Arianna's journey with Quw'utsun' made on her website quwutsunmade.com

Shinymoon Creations is keeping cultural heritage alive by creating wearable masterpieces. The designer/owner, Jennifer Powless, has been creating masterpieces for the past 25 years from pow wow dance regalia to traditional clothing to designer dresses and menswear. The Shinymoon name derives from Jennifer’s upbringing on the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin where she was first given that name. As a brand, Shinymoon Creations strives to build the gap in keeping Native culture alive by implementing Native designs into the contemporary fashion that both men and women can wear with confidence and be proud of. The designs and colors are representative of the geometric and fire colors of the pow wow world where Jennifer grew up dancing alongside her late father who was a Mens Fancy Dancer. The geometrics designs are especially meaningful as they remind her of the summers she spent with her maternal grandmother in the Chuska mountains of Toadalena, NM, watching her weave a Two Grey Hills rug. 

You can reach Jennifer Powless at Shinymooncreations.com

Keshhi (Hello)! My name is Reyna Banteah (she/her) and I am from the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico.

In 2018, I founded and started my own agriculture business which I named after the Zuni word for hummingbird. I am currently farming in Albuquerque, NM with the focus on using sustainable Pueblo farming methods, saving seeds adapted to the Southwest, and providing the local community with healthy food. I have learned so much in the few years I have been farming and look forward to learning how to best help our BIPOC communities create thriving, self-sustaining agricultural communities with more young entrepreneurs, farmers, and visionaries. In 2020, I served our local Rio Grande Farmer's Coalition Chapter as Vice-President and I am also a land access ambassador for the National Young Farmer's Coalition. In 2021, I am collaborating with the Native American Community Academy (Albuquerque) serving as a knowledge keeper.

Find more about Reyna on her website: tsuyyafarm.com

Tigua Beader, MarySue has been creating jewelry and beading since the early age of 12 years old. She recently has developed her skill in applique beadwork and design. She established her small business on social media in 2020 and has been growing her clientele ever since. Her beadwork has reached indigenous individuals in Canada and coast to coast across the US. 

Instagram: @pawhihandmade

Alicia Littlebear is from Tamaya (Santa Ana Pueblo) and is a descendant of the Mvskoke, Yuchi and Shawnee Nations. Alicia is the owner/operator/creator of a.littlebear. Alicia founded a.littlebear during the middle of the pandemic as a way to practice self-care. Her inspiration comes from traditional beading art forms and modern fashion. With each piece she creates, she strives to bring together culture and contemporary wearable art that will create representation.

Instagram: @a.littlebear

Ryan J. Vallo is proud to offer the highest quality, most unique jewelry on the market today. From his family to yours, he put lots of love and careful attention in each item. "I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy making it for you."

Visit more of his beautiful jewelry at ryanjvallojewelry.com

S-keg Tas! Hello, I am Maricela, the creative artist behind the Beaded Plume. I’m Yaqui and Akimel O’Odham from Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale, Arizona. As the creator of Beaded Plume, I create modern pieces that have a vintage feel. Taking inspiration from antique / vintage beaded artwork and traditional pieces. By being able to share a spotlight in the beadwork community that shares the same passion, I hope my work will create a space for those to pass down pieces from one generation to the next as meaningful family heirlooms. 

Instagram: @beadedplume_64

Hello all, my name is Shannon Jones, I am of the Red Running into Water Clan, I am born for the The Red House People clan. The Washoe people are my maternal grandparents, and the Salt People are my paternal grandparents, and that is how I identify myself as a diné woman. 

As an Indigenous woman, my art is about empowering indigenous woman/girls/people…. my art is about reclaiming my right as a young native girl to dream and see my people being represented in today's modern world. My art is about unlearning the colonial standards that always made feel like I wasn’t enough. 

Instagram: @indigenousmagicc

Def-I, from the Diné Nation, is an MC, Producer, Artist-Educator who hails from Albuquerque, NM. His performance styles range wide from Hip-Hop and Spoken Word to Contemporary Native-American Acoustic. Emerging from the Underground Indy rap circuit, his eclectic repertoire of talent has allowed him to perform regularly throughout the country. He has been recognized on segments such as Eminem’s XM radio station Shade 45, Sway In The Morning on Shade 45, BBC News, National Public Radio (NPR), Democracy Now!, HipHopDX, PBS, and a plethora of other Hip-Hop outlets.

Visit https://def-i.com/ & Instagram: @def_i for more.

Tudor Montague (Quechan) is putting his passion to practice. A graduate of Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas, Tudor spent his early career working for tribes in the environmental field. An amateur/hobbyist brewer, Tudor’s interest in coffee began when he noticed similarities between the beer brewing and coffee roasting processes during his schooling at the American Brewers Guild. He was drawn to the art and science of roasting and began studying coffee full time. 

Spirit Mountain was founded in 2015 and the journey for the perfect process continues.

You can find more about Spirit Mountain on their website: spiritmountainroasting.com

Pueblo Rain Embroidery was created by Kami Valencia, a self taught artist who has been creating for over 15 years. Pueblo Rain Embroidery specializes in handmade Embroidery and Traditional Native Wear, creating pieces in a variety of sizes for the whole family, all with the greater mission of creating unique, one of a kind pieces, designed with simple styles and lasting quality that can be passed down from one generation to the next. All of the pieces can be customized to any size, style, and color.

Visit the website for more information: pueblorainembroidery.com

Adrian Tsosie creator of Coat of Colors is a Native American owned and operated firm helping small businesses grow and bloom with a fresh look and brand that will last for years to come. With over 10 years of experience, owner Adrian Tsosie established Coat of Colors in 2019 to help cater to the needs of individuals, taking their ideas and making them come to life. From print media, digital media, web design, screen printing, direct to garment printing, vinyl lettering, vehicle graphics, and signage, Coat of Colors is quickly becoming a one-stop shop for marketing campaigns.

Visit: coatofcolorsabq.com for more information

Dancing Butterfly Naturals is a Taos Pueblo/Yaqui woman owned and operated LLC business. We make small batch skincare and haircare products and medicines. Our beautiful products are made using the locally sourced ingredients from the Taos Pueblo Mountains in Northern New Mexico, and from trusted Indigenous suppliers (where available) throughout the U.S. & the world that have the highest consideration for Mother Earth. It is a family effort.

The business name comes from owner, Addelina Lucero's Tiwa name Tsel’Moya Dahmah’ee, and the logo was created by Taos Pueblo Artist Jocelyn Martinez.


Website: dancingbutterflynaturals.com

NTV GAINZ promotes health and wellness amongst Indigenous peoples through our activewear. Our designs show pride, respect and honor to ourselves as Indigenous peoples. We love to be active and made it a goal to create a brand where we can be proud of who we are and we come from. Whether it be representing in the gym, on the trails or anywhere you find yourself in the world.

"Where GAINZ is Growth” means to grow in all aspects and ways of life: mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. We recognize GAINZ being made in all shapes and forms, strengthening your mind, body and spirit. Dawaa'e - Ahee’hee - Yaw^ko

To learn more about NTVGAINZ visit ntvgainz.com

Growing up on and around her three tribes’ reservations in Arizona and New Mexico has influenced Haozous’ art works.

Haozous is a multi-medium “artivist”, blending art and advocacy to bring attention to the current social conditions and injustices in Indian Country. Mediums include working with acrylics, water colors and spray paint, murals, jewelry, screen-printing, poetry and acting on film and stage.

Visit Lynnette at lynnettehaozous.com & follow her work on Instagram @lhaozous

Lindsay is the owner of Homegrown Trading Post in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Homegrown Trading Post is a Native-owned Boutique & Contemporary Art Gallery in the Nob Hill neighborhood. The products they provide are paintings, hand-crafted jewelry, and screen printed apparel from local Native American artists. You can learn more about her business and community events by visiting her shop on social media.

Instagram: @homegrownm_tradingpost

Margarita is a combination of a ceramicist, potter, community arts organizer, arts educator and mother. Her work utilizes many types of clay and crosses many categories. She draws her ideas from how time, place, and culture intersect with her Mexican/American, Laguna Pueblo and Santa Clara Pueblo background. 

"My ceramics are an extension of my life and my experiences. I create from who I am, where I am from and what I am interested in. I see my work in clay as an interwoven, life-long relationship."

Visit: pazpedro.com for more of her ceramics

Myself, Enoch, and my little brother, Manasseh, are the artists behind all of the designs and reside in Albuquerque, NM. We proudly come from the the Diné (Navajo) and Onyota’aka (Oneida) Nations.

Reclaim Designs is art and apparel created to empower Indigenous people. To "Reclaim" is to recover something which may have been lost or taken. Our goal is for Indigenous peoples to "Reclaim" the teachings of our ancestors and the hero inside of them. We use pop culture references to make the connection of today’s society and Indigenous teachings. By using pop culture references we re-enforce the values, culture and teachings of our own Indigenous background. 

Born into a family with a long tradition of Navajo silversmithing dating back to her great-great-grandfather, Pablo Platero, and first taught by her great-grandparents, Ramon and Louise Platero, Samantha Platero has chosen to continue their practice of using traditional materials to create jewelry based on both history and contemporary exploration.

Samantha found it inevitable to continue the family tradition and carry on the values and craft that her grandparents embodied and lived.  Inspired by the high quality and hand-made techniques of her grandparents, Samantha collaborates with Navajo silversmiths to create finely crafted pieces that imbues Native American jewelry with a modern vision. 

You can learn more about Samantha, and their jewelry, on their website: DinehJewelry.com

Hello, my name is Patricia Maestas. I am a tribal member of the Pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh. I am a mother of 3 children, my oldest, Jacquelynn Guerin who is a Registered Nurse, married and a mother of 3 boys, we have a set of Twins, Lauren and Franki who are freshman at New Mexico State University and I live with my significant other Raymond Chavez.

I am the owner of the Native Arts of the Rio Grande in Ohkay Owingeh, NM. Native Arts Gallery now known as the Native Arts of the Rio Grande has been open since January of 2013, and up until March of 2020 the gallery thrived and provided Traditional Art to incoming tourists, provided traditional attire and accessories for Tribal members of my village and held traditional art classes to tribal members of Ohkay Owingeh to keep the traditions alive.

Visit our website! nativeartsoftheriogrande.square.siteFacebook: Native Arts of the Rio Grande

Tina Archuleta is a member of the Jemez Pueblo and owner of Itality: Plant Based Foods. Itality is an example of Native entrepreneurship aligned with traditional values. From advancing Tribal and food sovereignty to uplifting healthy eating as a form of self-respect, Archuleta continually returns to her core values when sharing her journey to plant-based wellness and how Itality evolved, organically and through deep care and focused intention.

Her passion and pursuit of holistic health lead her to the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics in Albuquerque, where she studied living foods and therapeutic massage. After graduating, Archuleta returned to the Jemez Pueblo and got involved in community farming, gardening and harvesting, as well as selling fresh food at the farmer’s market. 

You can find Itality: Plant Based Wellness tinctures on the IndigiExchange shopping page.

To learn more about Itality, visit their website: italitynm.com

Maya Quintana is a fourth generation Native American silversmith based in Zia Pueblo, New Mexico.

Every item is handmade by her grandparents and her. Their work is also displayed in Santa Fe, New Mexico; under the New Mexico History Museum. You can see their artwork and learn more about Maya on her website: sunturquoise.com

Lashon Cate, founder of Just Peachy Biscochitos in the inaugural Native Farmers In Residency for the 2021 growing season. Lashon is from San Felipe and works at Black Mesa Farms, and she runs a baking business, making cookies for any occasion. With a wide variety of choices from Traditional Pueblo Biscochitos, to sweet and savory, green chile and bacon biscochitos.

For more visit her website: justpeachypueblobiscochitos.com

Natalie Martinez, is from the Villages of Ohkay Owingeh and Santa Clara Pueblos. "My Tewa name is Oyegi T'ún." Translated means "Frost Basket". I also incorporated my Tewa name into my jewelry business name. I was taught to bead at the age of 13 by my God Mother Kathleen Silva, to bead the brick stitch earrings. From then I've beaded on and off throughout my teenaged yrs. I really got into my beading in 2015. When I had more time on my hands. I get inspiration from nature, pictures, and just using my imagination!

Visit my Facebook Jewelry page at Oyegi T'ún Jewelry FrostBasketJewelry

Founder of Threaded Skies,Weaving Matrilineal Journeys

"From the land I come from, from the land I run on. I am proud to come from this land. It is my home, my mother's home, my grandmother's home, my great-grandmother's home and it will be my daughter's home. I am blessed to know where I come from. I don't have to travel across the sea to find my home. I just need to take a ride up the road. I just need to step outside. I just need to visit my grandmother's home. Because of her I sew. I can picture her at her dining room table with her sewing machine out making something for the boys. It was always the boys making alterations or sitting there with her Month cloth threading, red, green, black into men's Kilt. My mother would be up late making our feast dresses. I would already be in bed but I could still hear her sewing machine going. She used to tease and say her old yellow heavy duty singer sewing machine was older than I am. My daughter's grandmother and I could stand in her sewing room with her talking about sewing all night. She is the main reason I took up pattern-making. She showed me step-by-step the possibilities that could come from playing with color and patterns. It is because of her I fell in love with title making and passing that on to my daughter."

Read more of Mallory's experience on her upcoming website and follow her new Instagram page @threadedskies

Clara Fernando from the Pueblos of Laguna and Zuni. Currently residing in the village of Mesita with her two young sons, Takia and Seneca. She began her career in Gallup during the late 1980's, developing her talents with pottery and jewelry making.

"My company “Designs by Pie” reflects not only a childhood nickname given to me by my father but also the mission of my company, I want to promote the history of my people having historical comprehension of the concepts of geometry and symmetry through fractal designs on ancient pottery that I continue to use today. By using  the mathematical “pi” sign inset with traditional pottery design, I pay homage to my ancestors and our history while representing my art. I believe that artwork is a universal language that can encourage conversations explaining symbolism, connectedness to our Mother Earth, and the analytical mind of indigenous people who were once thought to be simple and primitive.Today is a compelling time for shared knowledge through art. We have learned from Standing Rock there is an international awareness of indigenous people. We have seen the support and acknowledgment of our efforts to solidify understanding of our historical presence.  I look forward to manifesting the concept of being infinite… infinite in design, infinite in potential, infinite in change, infinite in education, infinite in sustainability, and infinitely indigenous."

You can find more of Clara's art on Facebook under Clara Fernando, soon to be "Designs By Pie" pueblopie

I now reside in Llano Quemado, in the house my father built, with my wife Maria and 6 year old daughter, Acacia. We have half an acre of irrigable land which my neighbors who own Copper Pot Farms plans cultivate this year. They are established farmers who's sole income is from food they grow and sell to the community. They’re going to grow beans and squash there while I focus on the 9 acres I plan on leasing for hemp, wheat, squash, beans and popcorn.

My mission here is: 

• To protect the water by using the land, respectfully. 
• To help maintain the traditional acequia irrigation systems in the valley.
• To inspire the youth with a legitimate way to earn a living while working with the land for the benefit of the community.
• And to assist others who have aspirations to take care of the land, water and community in a respectful way.

Agriculture, if done properly, builds community relations, strengthens local sustainability AND gives people something to be proud of. I’m here for all of that.
 
To learn more about TMF visit their website: turquoisemountainfarms.com

Cassie Kelly-Walker is White Mountain Apache and Oglala Lakota. Her grandmother from Pine Ridge, SD was a part of the Indian Relocation Act ending up in Whiteriver, AZ via San Francisco.  She now resides in Albuquerque and her Southwest and Northern Indigenous bloodlines have influenced her to continue to preserve Ceremony, Teachings and Prayer through her products by highlighting the 4 sacred medicines of Sundance; sweetgrass, cedar, sage, and tobacco.  Her emphasis relies on the knowledge that her ingredients are harvested not only mindfully but by Indigenous hands and done so in prayer.  In addition to her self-care goods, she thoughtfully and respectfully makes beaded items that include small stud earrings, grinders, and hats.  Cassie continues to explore more things to create and is always open to ideas and trying one of a kind things to bead. 

Support her work and follow her on instagram: @ckellycreations