>> Eric: WHERE HE HAD A MISFIRE WITH THE NATIVE FABRIC STORE PIECE SO LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY WITH KAOMI LEE.

♪♪ >> OFTEN THE BEST IDEAS COME FROM NECESSITY.

>> THE IDEA CAME FROM US FINDING THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PERSONALLY FIND ANY OF THE FABRICS THAT WE WANTED IN OUR REGALIA THAT WE WERE MAKING FOR OUR KIDS.

>> SO THESE TWO FRIENDS DECIDED TO OPEN A FABRIC STORE IN BROOKLYN PARK.

BUT NOT JUST ANY ONE, THIS STORE FEATURES NATIVE AMERICAN FABRICS.

>> SHE JUST SAID THAT WE SHOULD START OUR OWN, AND SO I AGREED TO IT AND WE JUST ROLLED WITH IT.

EVERYBODY COMES IN EXCITED TO SEE EVERYTHING.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.

>> Reporter: THEIR INTENTION IS BIGGER THAN JUST SELLING FABRIC.

JESSICA'S ROOTS ARE LAKOTA OF STANDING ROCK.

ARLENE'S ARE NAVAJO.

THEY ENVISION THEIR STORE BEING A BRIDGE FOR YOUNG AND OLD TO CONNECT WITH THEIR ROOTS.

>> THE NEED IS OUT THERE, LOTS OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, LOTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE COMING TO US BECAUSE THEY'RE HOLDING RIBBON SKIRT AKING OR RIBBON SHIRT MAKING CLASSES FOR THE STUDENTS, OR THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

IT BRINGS A LOT OF JOY KNOWING THAT OUR TRADITIONS AND CULTURES ARE BEING TAUGHT IN A VERY RESPECTFUL MANNER, BY OUR ELDERS, TO OUR YOUNGER GENERATION.

>> I GREW UP ON THE REZ AND IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CITY, GROWING UP IN THE CITY AND YOU KIND OF LOSE THAT -- LOSE TOUCH WITH THAT SIDE OF YOUR TRADITION AND YOUR CULTURE.

>> Reporter: THE BEST-SELLING ARE PRINTS WITH DAKOTA, OJIBWE MOTIFS LIKE BERRIES AND FLOWERS.

>> THE JESSICA FABRIC IS ALSO REALLY GOOD.

SHE'S A LOCAL DESIGNER.

THEY REACHED OUT TO HER AND TOOK ACTUAL PICTURES F HER BEAD WORK TO BRING IT INTO THE FABRIC.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE THE BEDES WORK, IT LOOKS REAL.

>> THERE ARE SOME SOUTHWEST NATIVES THAT GO FOR THE DEMETRIC CALL DESIGNS SO A LOT OF THESE ARE POPULAR.

THERE'S OVER 530 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES SO EVERYBODY'S TASTE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: SOME DESIGNS TELL A STORY.

THIS DESIGN IS CALLED THE LEDGER.

>> WITH OUR PEOPLE, EVERYTHING WAS DOCUMENTED AND SO IT'S USING THAT OLDS LEDGER AND THEN PUTTING DESIGNS ON TOP OF IT SO IT IS A PRETTY POWERFUL STATEMENT OR WAY OF USING ART INTO THE FABRICS, AS WELL.

>> Reporter: AUTHENTIC NATIVE ART IS REPRESENTED MORE THAN EVER.

THERE ARE STORIES THROUGH ART ABOUT BEARS, FIRE FLIES AND CONSTELLATIONS.

BUT THE STORE IS NOT YET OPERATING WITH REGULAR HOURS.

ARLENE HAS GONE THROUGH TWO RADIATION TREATMENTS FOR CANCER.

JESSICA HAS A FULL-TIME JOB.

BOTH ARE MOMS.

>> WE HAVE THEIR OWN CHILDREN WITHIN THE SYSTEM SO TRYING TO NAVIGATE OUR CHILDREN THROUGH THE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO KIND OF WALK BOTH WORLDS, EACH THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AS WELL.

WE'VE BEEN STRONG ADVOCATES FOR OUR YOUTH.