CLOQUET, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The Indigenous Winter Craft Market has been operating for more than a decade and organizers say this is their best year so far.

The event has brought local crafts to the community for about 15 years.

It began with a few women who wanted to sell their art, like beadwork and dream catchers.

In 2020, the pandemic brought the market to a halt.

However, Patti Jo Savage from Round Lake Traditions, brought the market back to life the following year.

“We have 22 vendors signed up,” she said. “So this is the biggest one yet. I mean, it’s a good time.”

Savage said it’s a craft fair everyone can enjoy.

“I know a lot of non-Natives kind of steer away from wearing or thinking they’re doing cultural appropriation type things,” she said. “If you get them from I

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