Native American Art
Kiowa Filmmaker Explores the Power of Geronimo’s Name and Image
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In this short but powerful film by Jeffrey Palmer and Constance Squires they explore the lasting power of Geronimo’s name and image.
The distinction between his iconographic cultural presence and the life and death o... Read more »
Choctaw Beaded Dress – eBay Find of the Week
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VINTAGE CHOCTAW BEADED LEATHER DANCE DRESS, MOCS, LEGGINS, BAGS & SHAWL INDIAN
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Vintage buckskin leather dress with beadwork and accessories. This is a dance dress made by noted Native American, C... Read more »
All Dolled Up: An Interview with Lakota Dollmaker Rhonda Holy Bear
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Interview by Dawn Karima, Native American Culture Editor
Barbie. Baby. China. That's what comes to mind when many people hear the word "Doll". Yet, for Lakota Dollmaker, Rhonda Holy Bear, dolls carry culture an... Read more »
Ojibwe Pucker Toe Moccasin Tutorials
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Sarah Agaton Howes is the latest designer to participate in Eighth Generation's Inspired Natives Project. Sarah is an Anishinaabe artist, teacher, and emerging community organizer from Fond du Lac Reservation in Minne... Read more »
Native Small Business Highlight: OXDX Clothing
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Jared Yazzi is a Navajo business owner and designer at OXDX Clothing and is based out of Chandler, AZ. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 2014 Standford Powwow in Palo Alto California and was excited to feature ... Read more »
Making Regalia – Straight Dress Making
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On this episode of Making Regalia with Juaquin Lonelodge, he has special guest Terra Houska. Terra introduces viewers to the fundamentals of straight dress making. The follow-up episode will show Juaquin and Terra con... Read more »
Ribbonwork Cloth Dance Outfit – eBay Find of the Week
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NICE 3 PIECE XL HOMEMADE RIBBONWORK DESIGN NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN SHIRT, SKIRT, AND ARM SHAWL DANCE SET
This homemade Native American Indian set includes a shirt, a skirt, and a arm shawl. This dance set is homemade ... Read more »
Heartbreaking: Native Murals Defaced
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As reported by Seattle Times, these beautiful murals created by Andrew Morrison (Apache/Haida) were defaced over the weekend.
Judging from the photograph it looks like the vandal might have used a super-soaker or r... Read more »
How to Straighten and Trimm Feathers – Craft Tutorial
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Turkey feathers are naturally curved. To make them look like Eagle feathers it is necessary to flatten the feather quill without damaging the feather blade. In our example here we will use commercially dyed white turk... Read more »
Native American Face Paint | War Face Paint
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While many of the traditions concerning Native American face paint been taught to me by Northern and Southern Tribal Elders, I prefer to maintain their privacy. Therefore, I have only used literary sources for referen... Read more »