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What is Canoe Journey?

I’m not sure I’d be the person I am today if it wasn’t for tribal journeys. The 2012 Paddle to Squaxin Island was my first journey. Before that, I ...

Announcing our 2022 Inspired Natives Award winners

With the creation of our very first wool blanket in 2015, our founder Louie Gong (Nooksack) conceived of the Inspired Natives® Award as a way to su...

Indigenous Peoples' Day & How You Can Support Native Excellence Every Day

Support Indigenous Peoples’ Day by supporting Native people—even if you aren’t Native yourself. Over 100 US cities are celebrating Indigenous Peopl...

Behind the Scenes at an Eighth Generation Photoshoot 

Photoshoots are a big deal at Eighth Generation! Of course, we need high quality lifestyle photos to show off our products, but what’s most excitin...

What's the Buzz? Celebrating Bees, Honey, and Milestones with the Salish Lodge & Spa

What’s the buzz with bees? September is National Honey Month, which is sweet news indeed. Here at Eighth Generation, we have a hive of Bee Supporti...

Jim Thorpe, the “Greatest American Athlete”

What do the highest paid athlete of their time, the first president of the NFL, and the first Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics h...

Women Dominated Wins at RES 2021

We had a great time at this year’s National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s RES Conference in Las Vegas, where three of our tea...

Inspired Natives™ Artist John Pepion Needs Our Help

On June 4, Blackfoot artist and Inspired Natives™ contributor John Pepion was airlifted over 100 miles from the Blackfeet Indian Community to Kalis...

Can I Buy & Wear Eighth Generation Products if I’m Not Native?

Many Indigenous artists and Native-owned businesses are often asked if non-Native folks can purchase and style our products designed by Native arti...

New Wool Blanket Honors Cross Cultural Friendships

The Evergreen Longhouse is a place where Indigenous artists, students, and community members from around the globe gather, teach and create beautif...

Calling All Native Artists! Our Biggest Wool Blanket Design Contest

Edit: Our 2021 Wool Blanket Design Contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted your beautiful Native artwork! Eighth Generation's 20...

Your Gift Guide for a Meaningful Mother’s Day

Shoutout to all the mamas! No matter who you’re celebrating — adoptive moms, biological moms, expecting moms, chosen moms, grandmothers and mother-...