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Naasagó (moving forward) Ginew + Corey Begay Collaboration

By happenstance we met Corey Begay - Diné (Navajo) artist - in Portland, ORE. Immediately, we were drawn to their unique skill set in articulating a contemporary Indigenous existence which is simultaneous informed by traditional teachings. It is this duality where many of us exist - living out our lives in a contemporary context, while being ever-informed by our traditional values and believes. Ultimately - we create, we exist, we move forward. This is our path.

Returning from the Warm Springs community in Central, ORE - we crested a hill on the road to be encountered by a large black bear walking Westward. No one was startled - looking at each other in this brief encounter and then moving forward as our paths diverged. This year we have been thinking about this encounter - about messengers, teachers, relatives, ancestors, and how we will one day be ancestors. How will we be remembered? What will we leave behind? In what ways will we do so?

Corey Begay says, "There isn't a direct translation of the word Naasgó in English. In Navajo, the primary meaning is "the action of moving forward" and it can also be used to describe persevering, taking steps, and sentiments like these. Below the Bear is the Land and above the bear is the Cloud, which can be seen in the day, and the Star, which can be seen in the night. Though the bear is usually a night-walker animal, the presence of the cloud here means that this bear is a lighter day-traveler. 

The glasses signify modern culture, any living thing's character/personality. I like to use the glasses in my artwork as a somewhat of signature for myself because I wear glasses and that glasses allows one to look through a lens or frame for a better vision."

Materials

• 100% cotton bandana (USA)
• Water-based discharge printing (Portland, ORE)
• Collaboration with Diné artist Corey Begay
• Portion of each sale goes directly to artist

Naasagó (moving forward) Ginew + Corey Begay Collaboration

By happenstance we met Corey Begay - Diné (Navajo) artist - in Portland, ORE. Immediately, we were drawn to their unique skill set in articulating a contemporary Indigenous existence which is simultaneous informed by traditional teachings. It is this duality where many of us exist - living out our lives in a contemporary context, while being ever-informed by our traditional values and believes. Ultimately - we create, we exist, we move forward. This is our path.

Returning from the Warm Springs community in Central, ORE - we crested a hill on the road to be encountered by a large black bear walking Westward. No one was startled - looking at each other in this brief encounter and then moving forward as our paths diverged. This year we have been thinking about this encounter - about messengers, teachers, relatives, ancestors, and how we will one day be ancestors. How will we be remembered? What will we leave behind? In what ways will we do so?

Corey Begay says, "There isn't a direct translation of the word Naasgó in English. In Navajo, the primary meaning is "the action of moving forward" and it can also be used to describe persevering, taking steps, and sentiments like these. Below the Bear is the Land and above the bear is the Cloud, which can be seen in the day, and the Star, which can be seen in the night. Though the bear is usually a night-walker animal, the presence of the cloud here means that this bear is a lighter day-traveler.

The glasses signify modern culture, any living thing's character/personality. I like to use the glasses in my artwork as a somewhat of signature for myself because I wear glasses and that glasses allows one to look through a lens or frame for a better vision."

Materials

• 100% cotton bandana (USA)
• Water-based discharge printing (Portland, ORE)
• Collaboration with Diné artist Corey Begay
• Portion of each sale goes directly to artist

Naasagó (moving forward) Ginew + Corey Begay Collaboration.

By happenstance we met Corey Begay - Diné (Navajo) artist - in Portland, ORE. Immediately, we were drawn to their unique skill set in articulating a contemporary Indigenous existence which is simultaneous informed by traditional teachings. It is this duality where many of us exist - living out our lives in a contemporary context, while being ever-informed by our traditional values and believes. Ultimately - we create, we exist, we move forward. This is our path.

Returning from the Warm Springs community in Central, ORE - we crested a hill on the road to be encountered by a large black bear walking Westward. No one was startled - looking at each other in this brief encounter and then moving forward as our paths diverged. This year we have been thinking about this encounter - about messengers, teachers, relatives, ancestors, and how we will one day be ancestors. How will we be remembered? What will we leave behind? In what ways will we do so?

Corey Begay says, "There isn't a direct translation of the word Naasgó in English. In Navajo, the primary meaning is "the action of moving forward" and it can also be used to describe persevering, taking steps, and sentiments like these. Below the Bear is the Land and above the bear is the Cloud, which can be seen in the day, and the Star, which can be seen in the night. Though the bear is usually a night-walker animal, the presence of the cloud here means that this bear is a lighter day-traveler.

The glasses signify modern culture, any living thing's character/personality. I like to use the glasses in my artwork as a somewhat of signature for myself because I wear glasses and that glasses allows one to look through a lens or frame for a better vision."

Materials

• 100% cotton bandana (USA)
• Water-based discharge printing (Portland, ORE)
• Collaboration with Diné artist Corey Begay
• Portion of each sale goes directly to artist

Naasagó (moving forward) Ginew + Corey Begay Collaboration.

By happenstance we met Corey Begay - Diné (Navajo) artist - in Portland, ORE. Immediately, we were drawn to their unique skill set in articulating a contemporary Indigenous existence which is simultaneous informed by traditional teachings. It is this duality where many of us exist - living out our lives in a contemporary context, while being ever-informed by our traditional values and believes. Ultimately - we create, we exist, we move forward. This is our path.

Returning from the Warm Springs community in Central, ORE - we crested a hill on the road to be encountered by a large black bear walking Westward. No one was startled - looking at each other in this brief encounter and then moving forward as our paths diverged. This year we have been thinking about this encounter - about messengers, teachers, relatives, ancestors, and how we will one day be ancestors. How will we be remembered? What will we leave behind? In what ways will we do so?

Corey Begay says, "There isn't a direct translation of the word Naasgó in English. In Navajo, the primary meaning is "the action of moving forward" and it can also be used to describe persevering, taking steps, and sentiments like these. Below the Bear is the Land and above the bear is the Cloud, which can be seen in the day, and the Star, which can be seen in the night. Though the bear is usually a night-walker animal, the presence of the cloud here means that this bear is a lighter day-traveler.

The glasses signify modern culture, any living thing's character/personality. I like to use the glasses in my artwork as a somewhat of signature for myself because I wear glasses and that glasses allows one to look through a lens or frame for a better vision."

Materials

• 100% cotton bandana (USA)
• Water-based discharge printing (Portland, ORE)
• Collaboration with Diné artist Corey Begay
• Portion of each sale goes directly to artist

Keep on Truckin' - that's what we do. There is nothing like rolling on the backroads in your old, Ford F-250 Camper Special. Live the dream. Enjoy with or without a cold Leinenkugel's.

Materials

• Trucker Hat (Domestic & International components - WA, USA)
• Custom Ojibwe Thunderbird feldt patch
• Adjustable plastic snap back
• Keep on Truckin'
• Low fuss

Luck Reunion is a concert held annually at Willie Nelson's ranch in Luck, Texas. We were invited to attend this year's event scheduled for 3/19/2020 and made this patch just for this day.

The event was cancelled to keep everyone safe. The patches are still here!

We could all use a little Luck right now. 

Materials

• embroidered patch made in Portland, OR
• cream scrim, navy border and text, sunset background
• MADE IN USA!

Luck Reunion is a concert held annually at Willie Nelson's ranch in Luck, Texas. We were invited to attend this year's show scheduled for 3/19/2020 and made this bandana just for this day.

The event was cancelled to help keep everyone safe. The bandanas are still here!

We could all use a little Luck right now. 

Materials

• 100% cotton bandana 
• Butter-soft Japanese selvedge fabric
• Cut, sewn, washed, and discharge printed by hand in East Nashville, Tennessee
• MADE IN USA

Luck Reunion is a concert held annually at Willie Nelson's ranch in Luck, Texas. We were invited to attend this year's event scheduled for 3/19/2020 and made this bandana just for this day.

The event was cancelled to keep everyone safe. The bandanas are still here!

We could all use a little Luck right now. 

Materials

• 100% cotton bandana 
• Butter-soft Japanese selvedge fabric
• Cut, sewn, washed, and split-fountain discharge printed by hand in East Nashville, Tennessee
• MADE IN USA!

The Ginew® WE WALK TOGETHER wool blanket represents a fusion of our tribal cultures (Ojibwe, Oneida, and Mohican). The design is the result of an exploration of design with artist Dyani Whitehawk. Each blanket is proudly woven in Oregon by Pendleton® Wool Mills. 

It is customary in our communities to wrap a newly joined couple in a blanket to symbolize their union. The blanket colors represent the sacred day (sunrise and sunset palate) and wampum belt (purples), teachings which impart values to guide us in our life together. The lodges are in the shape of traditional Ojibwe and Oneida dwellings. The crest symbol fuses timeless symbols from each of our tribes, the dwelling (Ojibwe) and Skydome (Oneida). Together, the colors and symbols represent how we value our traditional beliefs in our home as we walk this journey of life together.

Materials

• 64" X 80"

• Woven by Pendleton® - OREGON, USA

• Pure virgin wool 82% & 18% cotton

• Un-napped, felt bound

• Custom suede patch

• Limited quantities

To try something fun, we've teamed up with our friends at Wood & Faulk to make these limited camp stools. Without fail, we bring our camp stools with us on every adventure (they've made excellent travel companions in Japan & Europe!). Each camp stool is made with seats covered with our Ginew® "WE WALK TOGETHER" wool blanket fabric woven for us by PENDLETON®. Pendleton wool. Each seat pattern is cut from the same material, however your stool may look slightly different than the picture provided. Be it near or far; home or abroad; you will love the addition of the camp stool to your gear...and fire side chats.

Materials

• Stained ash hardwood legs (USA)

• English bridle leather seat & straps (USA)

• Ginew® WE WALK TOGETHER Pendleton® fabric (USA

• Made in PORTLAND, OR (USA)

• Made to order.

• Single-origin Merino Wool Duckworth Co. (MT USA)
• Hat 100% sourced and built in USA
• EVERY WOOL FIBER FROM THE SAME FLOCK OF SHEEP

The Thunderbird influence on the collection encompasses the emotions of an eleven-day road trip in our 1971 F250...from our ancestral homelands of the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest. Through the boreal forests along Lake Superior, across the plains and badlands of Dakota & Cheyenne lands, to the high desert and ultimately the temperate rainforest of the Pacific...each morning, day, and night an act of intention and, in many ways a prayer. Crisp sunrises, afternoon thunderstorms, still sunsets, and brilliantly starry nights were our muse as we bore witness to the change of seasons. Woven into each patch is the intention, observation, and emotion of this experience.Made in Portland, OR (USA).

Materials

• Ojibwe Thunderbird Design
• Ready for adventure #wearwithspirit
• 4-7/8ths inches X 2 inches

Each Thunderbird Bandana is made of soft, 100% cotton - woven specifically for Ginew in Japan. Oversized bandana - 26” X 26”. A road trip in the ole truck inspired the Thunderbird bandana. Driving across the northern tier of the USA, taking our time, we saw the new beginnings and transformation in the Spring landscape. Camping in a cottonwood grove one night, we found ourselves surrounded by a herd of buffalo and draped in starlight.

Materials

• Custom fabric, 100% cotton - woven
• Ojibwe Thunderbird and night sky design
• 26” X 26”
• Rolled and sewn edges
• Made in Japan

Naasagó (moving forward) Ginew + Corey Begay Collaboration

• Embroidered patch (USA)
• Collaboration with Diné artist Corey Begay
• Portion of each sale goes directly to artist

By happenstance we met Corey Begay - Diné (Navajo) artist - in Portland, ORE. Immediately, we were drawn to their unique skill set in articulating a contemporary Indigenous existence which is simultaneous informed by traditional teachings. It is this duality where many of us exist - living out our lives in a contemporary context, while being ever-informed by our traditional values and believes. Ultimately - we create, we exist, we move forward. This is our path.

Returning from the Warm Springs community in Central, ORE - we crested a hill on the road to be encountered by a large black bear walking Westward. No one was startled - looking at each other in this brief encounter and then moving forward as our paths diverged. This year we have been thinking about this encounter - about messengers, teachers, relatives, ancestors, and how we will one day be ancestors. How will we be remembered? What will we leave behind? In what ways will we do so?

The collaboration started with an idea for a t-shirt design.

Corey Begay says, "There isn't a direct translation of the word Naasgó in English. In Navajo, the primary meaning is "the action of moving forward" and it can also be used to describe persevering, taking steps, and sentiments like these. Below the Bear is the Land and above the bear is the Cloud, which can be seen in the day, and the Star, which can be seen in the night. Though the bear is usually a night-walker animal, the presence of the cloud here means that this bear is a lighter day-traveler.

The glasses signify modern culture, any living thing's character/personality. I like to use the glasses in my artwork as a somewhat of signature for myself because I wear glasses and that glasses allows one to look through a lens or frame for a better vision."

We love the bear so much, we want to put it on everything. We made a patch so that you can put it wherever you want!

• Horween® chromexel or Herman Oak® leather
• Solid brass buckle - USA
• 1 inch wide
• Hand-stiched leather keeper
• Hand-beveled, burnished, and waxed edges
• Individually punched holes and tips
• Solid brass fasteners - USA
• All materials are 100% Made in USA

Belts are sized to correspond with tagged waist size of jeans

WATCH THIS VIDEO of belt measurement instructions - include in text box provided during checkout

CONTACT GINEW with measurement questions

• 11 oz. Herman Oak® leather
• 1.5 inches wide

Each belt is hand-built to order using only premium, American made materials

Belts are sized to correspond with tagged waist size of jeans

WATCH THIS VIDEO of belt measurement instructions - include in text box provided during checkout

CONTACT GINEW with measurement questions

The Horween Leather Company has set the standard for the highest quality leathers since 1905. All leather is processed in the Horween tannery in Chicago, USA. Herman Oak® leather has been made in Missouri, USA since the late 1800's. Herman Oak® produces some of the most beautiful and durable vegetable-tanned leathers available.

• Hand-stiched leather keeper
• Hand-beveled, burnished, and waxed edges
• Individually punched holes and tips
• Hand-fabricated & forged, solid brass buckle - USA
• Ginew and Smithshop stamps on each buckle
• Custom solid brass fasteners - USA
• *Herman Oak® leather - USA
• All materials are 100% Made in USA

Each Ginew buckle is hand-built by SmithShop, a dynamic, metal-centric studio in Detroit, USA. Ginew designed the buckle to feature minimal detailing, symmetry and unfailing durability. 

Each buckle is individually fabricated using industrial-strength, solid brass. The brass is cut, heated, formed, forged, soldered, carefully-finished, and stamped by hand using time-honored metal-smith techniques. Each buckle is the culmination of unwavering commitment to durable materials and high-quality craftsmanship.

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