Eighth Generation

Since time immemorial, Tsimshian people have understood that humans are not separate from the natural world, but merely a part of it 🌎

Artist David Robert Boxley (Ts'mysen/Tsimshian) highlights the powerful and inextricable connection between humans and the world around us in his Confluence Crew Socks and serves as a reminder of our responsibilities to care for all ❤️

Check out his socks here: bit.ly/3YoXFDf

The first seeds of cultural knowledge are often planted in us by our mothers 🌱

This holds true for Kira Murillo (Shoshone-Bannock) who grew up learning how to make her own regalia from her moms and aunties. Her beautiful Family Floral Wool Blanket is a testament to the continued growth of our families, communities, and knowledge. In bold floral and geometric elements, Kira beautifully blends tradition with modern design sensibilities.

Celebrate your mother or matriarch with our gorgeous Family Floral Wool Blanket, available here: bit.ly/3QNbFmX 🙌

Happy Halloween from the Eighth Generation Team! 🎃 What are you dressing up as? Let us know👇

Rock authentic Indigenous art on the go 🧦

In her Faith Crew Socks, Bethany Yellowtail (Apsáalooke/Crow) honors her name, family, and the people and prayers that have guided her.

The pink, blue, and green colors pay homage to the Apsáalooke homelands she was raised on, infusing even more meaning into her gorgeous design 🤗

Shop socks here: bit.ly/4eNneTV

We’re so excited to share our newest blanket by Sixth-generation Navajo weaver Michael Teller Ornelas. One foot in the future and one foot in the past, Native people walk in two worlds. With his Digital Phase Wool Blanket, Michael walks the line between tradition and technology and combines ancient weaving symbols with contemporary digital design.

"I take inspiration from both traditional Navajo designs as well as pop culture references like video games," shares Michael. "This blanket combines and synthesizes traditional Navajo designs and modern video game pixel philosophy." Michaels' design is reminiscent of the low-poly video game graphics of the 80s and 90s, with blocks of color crisscrossing the blanket, and the name—Digital Phase—is a nod to the categories of Navajo chief blankets and our modern era.

Part of our North Winds Series of 100% wool blankets produced in a heritage mill in Norway, our Digital Phase Wool Blanket is available now at eighthgeneration.com, and learn more about Michael and his design in our upcoming blog!

Rain is nowhere more precious than in the desert 🏜️

In her Rain Bird Pillow, Michelle Lowden highlights the story of the rain parrot, which in Acoma Pueblo legend led her people to water so they could thrive. Two birds with swirling tail feathers, fly across this beautiful pillow, bringing life to everyone they encounter 🌦️

Shop authentic, Native-designed pillows here: bit.ly/3YaM7U7

This best-selling design is a must-have for fall 🍂

Diné/Navajo artist Jared Yazzie honors his late grandmothers in his Tribute Scarf. He pays homage through a beautifully adapted design that combines both of their weaving styles with his own bold and graphic artistry 💙

Shop our scarves here: bit.ly/3yNYuv0

The calm before the storm 🌩️

Blue and white zigzags slash across a dark blue field in Pat Pruitt's (Laguna Pueblo) Lightning And Thunder Wool Blanket. His playful design evokes what's to come: "I hope this design brings the feeling of that calm before the storm that is filled with electricity and sound," shares Pat.

Shop his gorgeous blanket here: bit.ly/3V4FrnR

Know the power of your beauty 💪

In her gorgeous Walk in Beauty Wool Blanket, artist Ahsaki LaFrance-Chachere (Diné/Navajo, African American) blends traditional Navajo and West African symbols, honoring her own heritage while celebrating the individual beauty each person possesses 🥰

Shop her blanket here: bit.ly/4gNyzoQ

We gather around our tables to share food and stories with those we love ❤️

Shoshone-Bannock artist Kira Murillo has designed twining, vining flowers to take root and bloom across our new Always Growing Table Runners. Available in two colorways, teal and ivory, these table runners are made of 100% organic cotton by a woman-led company that works with artisans to create textiles using organic materials and zero-waste practices. Just in time for the upcoming holidays, connect with your family and friends over our beautiful table runners 🌼

Shop here: bit.ly/3V3RZNq 🙌

Looking for the perfect mugs for your morning espresso? Our Northwest Coast Demi Mug Set by Ts'mysen/Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley is for you! ☕

Each mug represents one of the four animal relatives David has found near his Alaska home including the Mediig (Grizzly Bear), Ḵ'asḵ'oos (Crane), Sts'ool (Beaver), and G̱anaaw (Frog).

Designed in the traditional Northwest coast formline style he’s famous for, you can shop this beautiful set here: bit.ly/3ZJllDv ❤️

🖌️ Add beautiful, authentic Native artwork to your space with our Internal Affairs Fine Art Print by Louie Gong (Nooksack)

This pieces features three hummingbirds that reflect the rudimentary roles that groups of human beings tend to recreate over and over again: the victim, the hero, and the bully. These roles also play out on a smaller, personal scale in our social lives or family relationships. Even the internal voice that helps us make decisions can lead towards oversimplifying our problems by adopting one of these roles. In doing so, we rob ourselves of the ability to appreciate complexity and diversity. This piece is a reminder that the pathway to sustainable relationships is complex.

Known as giclée prints, our fine art prints are printed in our Seattle studio on acid-free paper, increasing their quality, longevity, and value 🎨

Shop our Fine Art Prints here: bit.ly/3VxlRk6

As the weather gets colder, don't forget to bring your favorite scarf with you!

Designed by artist David Robert Boxley (Ts'mysen/Tsimshian), our Jumping Frog Scarf honors this croaking amphibian with a unique twist: he has mirrored the design. Does your scarf show two different frogs, or is it one frog and his own reflection as he splashes his way pondward? 🐸🧣

Available in two colorways HERE: bit.ly/3yNYuv0

A design that is both timeless and modern ✨

A beautiful golden flower supported by strong roots blooms straight and true in our Golden Spring Earrings by Kira Murillo (Shoshone-Bannock). Known for her signature combo of bold botanicals and traditional geometrics, Kira has brought that same artistry to these earrings 🌷

Shop here: bit.ly/3BtHo6W

This new fine art print is OTTER-ly cool 😎

Our new Otter Friend Fine Print by John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani/Blackfeet) celebrates all that is wonderful about the river otter. “Otters are sacred to the Blackfoot People and are found in our medicine bundles, songs, dances, and art. I was inspired by the otter designs painted on Blackfoot tipis for this design,” he says.

Indigenize any space with our new Otter Friend Fine Art Print 🦦

Click here for more information on the inspiration behind John's beautiful fine art print: bit.ly/4gZv0Ml

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! One way to support Native communities today and every day is to support Native artists.

To encourage everyone to add America's original art and design to their home with a piece of authentic Native art, Eighth Generation's website is 20% off INCLUDING our Gold Label Collection of wool textiles made right here in Seattle for one day only.

This Indigenous Peoples' Day, support authentic Native art and design at eighthgeneration.com.

Fall is one of the sweetest seasons of the year 🥰

For the Anishinaabe people, sugar maple trees are a cornerstone of life. Found throughout the woodlands, the sugar maple is a herald for the coming autumn. 🍁

Shop our Maple Sugar Scarf by Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe-Ojibwe) here: bit.ly/3yNYuv0 💗

Our Connections Crew Socks are the perfect way to add a splash of color to your outfit 🧦🙌

In their beautiful design, Snoqualmie artists Jaime Martin and McKenna Sweet Dorman draw inspiration from the Snoqualmie Tribe's weaving traditions along with designs from around the Puget Sound region 💚

Shop our socks here: bit.ly/3QCJebm

You NEED this blanket 😍

Our Legacy Wool Blanket by artist and disability advocate Johnnie Jae (Otoe-Missouria, Choctaw) is a must-have 🧡 This design blends symbols that are important to Johnnie's family, tribe, and the Native community as a whole, weaving a story of legacy and good wishes that is told across generations ✨

Shop here: bit.ly/3zK2Tjg

We are so honored by the amount of entries we got for our 2024 Wool Blanket Design Contest and had an incredibly difficult time choosing a winner. We are pleased to announce that our 2024 winner is Lehuauakea Huihui (Kanaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian)!

Lehuauakea is a Native Hawaiin artist specializing in traditional Kapa making—a barkcloth made from beaten bark of certain trees. Their beautiful work represents not only themselves, but the stories of their culture and community.

"It is equally important that my work represents stories significant to my culture and community, and these find their way into my hand-painted designs on kapa through patterns and motif, each of which carry deep meaning and symbolism passed down through time. Combining these elements with earth pigments and plant dyes that I gather and process myself, the kapa pieces I make are grounded with intention, sustainable materials, and intergenerational storytelling," says Lehuauakea.

Please join us in congratulating Lehuauakea as our 2024 Wool Blanket Design Contest winner!!

Check out their Instagram here: bit.ly/3zRieP8

Heads are sure to turn when you wear these 😍

Our Mountain Dreams Earrings in Mother of Pearl by John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani/Blackfeet) are truly breathtaking. Perfect for that one-of-a-kind person who deserves to be celebrated 💅

Shop our earrings here: bit.ly/44KwkMm

These bags are TOTE-ally awesome 😉 New by Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe-Ojibwe), Louie Gong (Nooksack) and John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani/Blackfeet), these beautiful tote bags are available now!

💙 The playful steps and the iconic belly slide of the river otter is honored in this traditional Ojibwe pattern called "otter steps." Sarah Agaton Howes has given the otter steps pattern her own twist by incorporating her signature Woodlands-style florals and a pastel color palette 🌸

🖤 Traditional Salish weaving patterns in a striking black and white all-over print make our Coast Salish Pattern Tote Bag by Eighth Generation's founder Louie Gong as timeless as it is versatile!

💛 In his Butterfly Dreams Tote Bag, John Isaiah Pepion has taken a classic Blackfeet butterfly design and set it free to fly across our modern tote bag. Drawing inspo from the rawhide parfleche designs of the Plains Indians, this bag is a modern tribute to the parfleche rawhide cases and cylinders that the Plains Indians have used for centuries to carry their personal belongings. 🦋

Shop all our tote bags here!: bit.ly/4ex6CjE

Add a touch of sparkle to any outfit with our Four Directions Earrings by Jared Yazzie (Diné/Navajo). While the cross symbolizes the four directions, the embossed design reflects the traditional symbol for water, layering in meaning and texture ⚡

Available in both gold AND silver here: bit.ly/3zsvNnM 😌

Listen to your fierce heart 💘

Thrive in our beautiful Fierce Heart Mini Hoop Earrings designed by Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe-Ojibwe). Our mini hoops are perfect for your every day look while adding a touch of color ✨

Shop these earrings here: bit.ly/3XGWv4v

🍂 New shawls just in time for FALL! 🍂

We're so excited to share we've launched THREE new shawls by Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe-Ojibwe), Dante Biss Grayson (Osage), and Michelle Lowden (Acoma Pueblo), each made from luxuriously soft 100% alpaca wool ❤️

👉 Three Sisters Shawl by Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe-Ojibwe): "Often referred to as the three sisters, the corn, beans, and squash of ancient plants have long been a mainstay of Native communities and remain a critical piece of food sovereignty," shares Sarah. "The Three Sisters design celebrates the beautiful work of living in reciprocity and care. Whether you are a food grower, food lover, or love to be wrapped in goodness, this is your new mainstay." Sarah has designed this shawl in the Ojibwe loom tradition, paring rigid geometric shapes and soft, deep blues for visual tension and interest. 💙

👉 Honoring Shawl by Dante Biss Grayson (Osage): "In many Native cultures, including mine, the idea of gifting or giveaway is incredibly important," shares Dante. "We honor people by giving to them, and gifts often carry a special meaning or blessing. This shawl is designed with that same spirit of generosity and care, embodying the idea that what we give comes back to us in positive ways. It's more than just an accessory—it's a symbol of connection, respect, and honor." 🤍

👉 Path of Purpose Shawl by Michelle Lowden (Acoma Pueblo): Tradition and meaning are woven together in our Path of Purpose Shawl. "The shawl design draws its essence from the ceremonial kilt and manta of my Acoma Pueblo community," shares Michelle. "The strong geometric patterns adorning the fabric are not merely decorative; they are an homage to nature’s cycles. They reflect the graceful descent of rain, its droplets joining together, flowing down toward the waterways that carve through mountains, shaping the land over time." 🖤

Learn more about our new shawls and shop here: bit.ly/3yNYuv0