{"title":"Blackwing Volume 574","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Blackwing 574 is our tribute to Native American art and the 574 nations that use it to assert agency and identity. Designed by Kaw, Osage, Lakota artist Chris Pappan. A portion of proceeds will go to the Cheyenne River Youth Project.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blackwing-volume-574-ledger-notebook","title":"Blackwing Volume 574 Ledger Notebook","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis Blackwing 574 ledger book is a recreation of the types of ledger books used by the Plains tribes to preserve their identities and histories. This classic 7.5” x 11.75” book features a vegan leather and suede cover with different textures and 152 high quality ledger pages that are individually numbered. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Indigenous peoples of the Plains have kept visual histories for centuries. As they continued to be displaced by settlers throughout the 19th century, this practice became rigorous, and even more essential. Hides and cloth were traditionally used as canvases, but those were soon replaced by a more portable and accessible solution - paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the more popular vessels for these visual histories was the ledger books used by the very settlers that were displacing them. The Native artisans drew in these books with pencils, paints, and sometimes crayons, documenting their histories, important stories, and more. What was once used to keep inventory of settler property was repurposed to keep inventory of the cultural practices of the people of the Plains. Use it as an accounting ledger book, a personalized ledger of your own, or fill it with drawings of the important events in your life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet a set of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackwing602.mom\/products\/blackwing-volume-574-set-of-12\" title=\"Blackwing Volume 574 Pencils\"\u003eVolume 574 pencils\u003c\/a\u003e to go along with your ledger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackwing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51654800540020,"sku":"107678","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0147\/3124\/7680\/files\/Blackwing-Volume-574-Holiday2024-staceydoyle-2241x1.png?v=1747324491"},{"product_id":"blackwing-volume-574-set-of-12","title":"Blackwing Volume 574 (Set of 12)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the Indigenous people of North America have preserved their histories through art. As more and more Native Americans were displaced by westward-expanding colonialism, art became a vessel for preserving their culture as well as their history. Their daily lives were recorded through paintings, songs, stories, and dances. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackwing602.mom\/pages\/blackwing-574-native-american-art-pencil\"\u003eBlackwing 574\u003c\/a\u003e pencil is our tribute to Native American art and the 574 nations that use it to assert agency and identity. We worked with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chrispappan\/\"\u003eKaw, Osage, Lakota artist Chris Pappan\u003c\/a\u003e to design a pencil that evokes geometric patterns found throughout many Native American expressions of culture. Each Blackwing volume 574 includes our firm graphite pencil core, the same one used in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackwing602.mom\/products\/blackwing-602-set-of-12\"\u003eBlackwing 602\u003c\/a\u003e pencil. This is a great gift for those who appreciate Native American art and heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNative American art is both functional and beautiful, acting as a bridge to Indigenous cultures and offering a unique perspective on their history. These works enrich the lives of all Americans, providing a window into the world through Indigenous eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA portion of the proceeds from this release will be donated to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lakotayouth.org\/\"\u003eCheyenne River Youth Project\u003c\/a\u003e and their mission to provide enriching arts programs to Lakota youth on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackwing602.mom\/products\/blackwing-volume-574-ledger-notebook\"\u003eVolume 574 Ledger Book\u003c\/a\u003e to match and grow your collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackwing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51654837731700,"sku":"107647","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0147\/3124\/7680\/files\/Blackwing-Volume-574-Holiday2024-staceydoyle-6.png?v=1747324464"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackwing602.mom\/collections\/blackwing-volume-574.oembed","provider":"Blackwing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}