Thousands of tiny glass beads skillfully sewn onto an array of items make a statement not only of beauty, but of the history and culture of a people. “Floral Journey: Native North American ...

Find beaded beauty in designs of Native artists. ... reviving techniques and playing with patterns, ... Feather barrette from the Minneapolis American Indian Center, $60; ...

And a lot of times with, like, intellectual property rights and things like, that Native Americans. If, let's say they have a beadwork design and it gets appropriated and put on a shirt and ...

The Field Museum kicked off National Native American Heritage Month with a Friday demonstration of traditional beadwork technique. The showcase is the first in a series of Native American heritage ...

Meet the Native American Artist Whose Hand-Beaded Skate Shoes Have Become a Sensation. ... laying out every pattern and hand-stitching each bead using traditional methods.

Native American advocates argue Colorado-based Astis Mittens has appropriated Native designs in the intricately beaded, fur-lined mittens that were inspired by Cree artisans. Photo courtesy of ...

Rose Sampson and Ralph Sampson are the proprietors of Rose's Native Designs in Toppenish, Wash. The Sampsons, shown April 20, 2016, have operated the store since 1999, selling beaded moccasins ...