Images of hippie-era love beads and Native American-inspired headbands can condemn beading in jewelry and accessories to appearing quaint at best. But the artisan level of contemporary beaders ...
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, MI - A new business offering a variety of Indigenous arts and crafts has opened on Grand Rapids’ southeast side. Bead & Powwow Supply opened at 5747 28th St. SE in Cascade Township ...
Centuries before Europeans arrived with glass trading beads, Native people who lived in what is now Minnesota were making beads from stone, shells, teeth and bone. Dakota and Ojibwe women used these ...
Beadwork is a pillar of Indigenous design. While various tribes hold different design specialties—the Navajo, for example, are best known for their weaving and textiles—much of the Native community ...
It is important to learn first the basic techniques when learning the art of bead weaving. However, for the sake of proper clarification, it is important to state here that, there are two methods of ...
Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. Dakota people in what is now Minnesota began using glass beads to decorate clothing, bags, and household items in the ...