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This Indigenous artist made her beadwork into a thriving business

by Sofia Terenzio

Feb 14, 2024

Thanks to the success of her beadwork business, owner Mikailah Thompson was able to start a creative agency for Native artists.

Mikailah Thompson learned to bead from her grandmother when she lived on the Nimiipuu reservation in North-Central Idaho.

Courtesy Mikailah Thompson

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