Journal
Preserving Ancient Native American Cultures I held her for only a moment, but the impact of seeing her has lasted years. Someone’s tender love had wrapped her in a turkey feather blanket before burial nearly eight hundred years ago. What had not been so tender or loving was her removal from where she lay. Rather […]
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Authenticity of Native American arts and crafts should be a huge interested to anyone who cares about the future of Native culture. People are concerned about the disconnect our world often has between what is real and what is not. Technology, consumer goods, even our food is largely mass produced. We question what it is made […]
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The Navajo lands, which they call, “Dine Bikeyah.” Four Sacred Mountains (San Francisco Peaks, Mount Blanca, Mount Taylor, and La Plata Mountain) approximately delimited the sacred land. The Navajo Tribe live in close proximity to other groups who also came to the southwest and brought with them their ancestral language of the Athabaskan family: the Na-Dené […]
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Purchasing jewelry comes with certain connotations in our culture. Depending on the type and style, a necklace, bracelet or ring can be an artistic expression, a sign of status, or a representation of a deep and loving commitment. From royalty all the way to the average person, humans the world over have found ways to […]
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[ubermenu config_id=”main” menu=”967″] The Use of Coral in Native American Jewelry The color, red, symbolizes many concepts to the American Indians. Some associate it with birth, violence, war, blood, wounds, strength, energy, power, happiness, and beauty. Many Native Americans used red to color depictions of the Thunderbird and lightning, representing power and speed. The Zuni, especially […]
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