DENVER — Porcupine quills, Elk teeth, Dentalium shells, and feathers are Indigenous art materials that predate the European introduction of colorful beads. Of these ancient materials, quills can be ...

AURORA, S.D. (KELO) – When Keely Eagleshield started her beadwork business six years ago, she had no idea she’d amass a following of thousands on the internet or that her Indigenous artwork would be ...

In the 19th century, European traders and colonists brought glass beads to the United States, and Native American artists began using them in their textile embellishment work. Before beadwork, there ...

Interest in Indigenous artistry has created an ecosystem of beadwork drops that sell out in minutes online. By Anna V. Smith Last year, after the museum that Tayler Gutierrez worked at in Salt Lake ...

In April, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) announced that this year’s Indian Market, the largest and most important Native arts market in the United States, would be postponed ...

Every year, thousands of collectors and visitors flock to the Santa Fe Indian Market, which is held in the city’s historic main plaza downtown. There, Indigenous artists of all tribal backgrounds ...

“I was raised in the Twin Cities in an era when it wasn’t good to be known as a Native American,” said Antone LeBeau, a self-taught artist and member of the Cheyenne River Sioux. “When you’re up on ...

Kya-Rae Arthur works on beading a piece at her home in Arlee last week. Arthur makes regalia and jewelry using beadwork and quillwork, both as a business and also to revive traditional art forms and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Southwestern Association of Indian Arts officially received more than 1500 American Indian traditional and fine art ...

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Even if you don’t watch awards shows, you’ve heard the question “Who are you wearing?” And you can probably guess the answers: Versace, Gucci, Prada … But at this year’s Oscars, an Oneida Nation ...