Rick Kagigebi, Detroit Lakes, is an Ojibwe (Lac Courte Oreilles) blanket maker, creating appliquéd mural blankets where a story is told conveying Ojibwe cultural values. The ability to make blankets, and what he has been shown that turns into blankets – all of it is a gift that he has been given. The cultural influence in his artwork is a significant factor, and in giving away blankets for healing, each blanket finds where it belongs. In 1980, he made his first blanket and gave it away at ceremony, and hundreds upon hundreds of blankets have since followed.