Kaomi Lee:

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is the highest-ranking Native American elected to executive office. U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna. She was the first Native American sworn in as a Cabinet secretary. Both made their indigenous identities visible.

One of the products that we carry is NTVS, Natives, and they have a whole different clothing line. They have a lot of different T-shirts.

It wasn’t always like that. Boarding schools forced generations of Native Americans to be ashamed of who they were. Few could make a living off their art, and that’s why it matters now.

Travis Zimmerman, Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post: So, another company is Round Lake Traditions. And that’s by Herb Fineday. He’s also a Fond du Lac, and he does these denim shirts.