As a member of the Yak Tityu Tityu Yak Tilhini (the people of Tilhini) Northern Chumash Tribe, artist and educator Leah Mata Fragua uses traditional practices and mediums to create hand-crafted ...
During November—Native American Heritage Month—the National Museum of the American Indian ... see traditional and contemporary artistic creations, including beadwork, handcrafted jewelry ...
Unemployment is so high on the reservation, and a lot of people make jewelry to generate income ... The Collective features 15 Native artists right now. We have artists who do incredible beadwork ...
Forty years ago, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act finally finally extended that right to the country’s Native citizens. Here Native Americans who observe traditional ways talk about ...
Activism over the pipeline helped inspire many American Indian political candidates ... to show the connection between modern and traditional Native American experiences. Photograph by KALI ...
Narrator: Cracking a quahog shell with a deer antler is the first step in creating wampum beads and jewelry. But today, Native American artist ... and teaches the traditional way of making wampum ...
Across the Americas there are many different Native cultures, each with unique musical traditions. The National Museum of the American Indian and other branches of the Smithsonian include music and ...
Feehan adds, "It was important for us to really explore the authentic ... Plenty as the Indian Affairs Coordinator to not only ensure that the series portrays Native American culture authentically ...