December 14, 2017
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At Eighth Generation, we've seen what's possible when you support Inspired Natives, not "Native-inspired" - and have committed to supporting Inspired Natives everywhere through initiatives such as our Inspired Natives Project and
recently awarded Inspired Natives Grants. In the spirit of cultivating a community of thriving Native-owned businesses right here in our hometown, we've put together this guide to Native-owned establishments to support this holiday season!
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December 14, 2017
The goal of this project is to re-establish reverence for Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Native people through the general symbolism of an honor blanket and the artwork on it. We have compiled this short survey to serve as a jumping off point for this project - we will be following up to conduct more in-depth conversations later.
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November 30, 2017
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We know that the support of our community helped get us where we are today. It's with this in mind that - as a small part of our broader giving - we promised to return 5% of profit from our retail blanket sales to the community in the form of "Inspired Natives Grants".
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November 17, 2017
Eighth Generation is excited to welcome a limited-time Pop Up shop located in its Pike Place Market store, in collaboration with the popular social media project Vanishing Seattle. #VanishingSeattle documents the displaced and disappearing institutions, small businesses, homes, and communities of Seattle – and celebrates the history and cultures that gave our city its soul.
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November 12, 2017
There is a great demand for cultural art in today’s market, with everything from clothing to home goods to jewelry featuring Native American-inspired designs. Unfortunately, the majority of these products are counterfeit...
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September 28, 2017
Two years ago when Eighth Generation launched wool blankets, we promised that 5% of our blanket profits would go towards Inspired Natives Grants. In addition the $80k+ we've contributed over the past two years in support of everything from nonprofit organizations to cultural events to family celebrations, we are very proud to fulfill that promise with the launch of our Inspired Natives grant program. We encourage you to review the basic requirements below and share them with the Inspired Natives in your life!
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![The final ice cream flavors are in - now for a sweet celebration!]()
August 24, 2017
Eighth Generation is celebrating the one year anniversary of the opening of our flagship store at Pike Place Market! For this special occasion, we've teamed up with Seattle's Native-owned Central District Ice Cream Company to curate eight totally unique flavors that celebrate the uniqueness of our brand and team members!
After receiving hundreds of name and flavor suggestions in our first round of community feedback, we narrowed down the options to 15 flavors for the community to vote on in a second round. Hundreds of votes were cast...now here are the flavors that were chosen!
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August 09, 2017
We're teaming up with another Seattle-based Native-owned company to bring you a delicious collaboration! In collaboration with Central District Ice Cream Company, Eighth Generation will be curating eight flavors for the month of September - and we need your input!
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July 16, 2017
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Louie Gong is a Native American visual artist and designer who got his start decorating Vans sneakers. Today he's one of the most successful Native entrepreneurs in the country.
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July 06, 2017
International art and photography magazine, INSPADES, has taken notice of the growing momentum we're creating! Check out some highlights from our feature in the June edition of INSPADES where Louie discusses how Eighth Generation is burgeoning a movement from our small studio space in Seattle that's creating opportunities for cultural artists all over.
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June 27, 2017
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In collaboration with the Evergreen Longhouse and First Peoples Fund, Eighth Generation will host 3 amazing local artists in the Busted Knuckle Gallery. Each artist will have free reign produce their own art show or programming over the course of a weekend, and we can't wait to see what they come up with!
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June 20, 2017
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Eighth Generation believes that art is like any natural resource; if we want it to thrive, we need to nurture the ecosystems, communities, and the people that are creating the resource. This is why we've supported countless organizations, community events, and ceremonies over the last few years...
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