Butterfly Dreams Silk Scarf Elk flowing down toward the waterways

flowing down toward the waterways that carve through mountains

vision and wisdom

These examples of traditional Ojibwe birch bark carving are done by Giizh’s brother

The floral band on the Legacy Wool Blanket is especially significant to Johnnie

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Butterfly Dreams Silk Scarf Elk flowing down toward the waterwaysWhile its unsurprising to find jewel bright butterflies flitting from flower to flower, theres another place you might find them: in your dreams. For the Blackfeet people, the butterfly is the bringer of good dreams, and Blackfeet Piikani artist and Inspired Natives Collaborator John Isaiah Pepion has brought butterflies to rest on his beautiful silk twill scarf. John drew inspiration from the butterfly designs that fly across the rawhide parfleche