Giizh (Sarah) Agaton Howes

Giizh (Sarah) Agaton Howes is an Anishinaabe-Ojibwe creator, artist, organizer, and founder of Heart Berry from Fond du Lac Nation in Northern Minnesota. Her lifestyle brand, centered around the Ode’imin “heart berry” (strawberry) brings together cultural art and stories into contemporary design. Heart Berry is a proud Inspired Natives Collaborator with Eighth Generation taking back Native entrepreneurship, production, and most notably the wool blanket. 

Her community work, Heart Berry House, or “Odeminii-Danakiiwining” builds community and cultural efficacy through seasonal lifeways focused on canoeing, sugarbush, wild ricing, and more. Her decades-long work to rebuild the moccasin tradition has built a model for community tools and curriculum. She collaborates with artists and organizations to create art from logos to large scale installations.