On March 7, Joy Tonepahhote will be giving a lecture on her beadworks—how she comes up with the designs and how the techniques, stories, and cultural values are passed down between generations of ...

“Amazon Bag” by Nico Williams is one of the pieces included in “Radical Stitch,” now showing through Aug. 3 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The exhibition is one of the largest collections of contemporary ...

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 ...

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Rhonda Besaw sits at her table fabric in front of her, tiny bead in one hand, needle in the other. With the first prick of the needle, she starts the conversation with her ancestors. “I take up the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An exhibition of contemporary bead art with 100 works from Native American and Indigenous artists will open in April in downtown Indianapolis. Radical Stitch is being touted as ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Teri Greeves embellishes traditional woodwork with glass beads to celebrate her Kiowa culture and ancestry. The post Year of Glass: Contemporary ...

Alicia Velasquez is helping others learn more about cultural heritage and helping them respectfully incorporate Native American jewelry into everyday lives. In November, she opened the House of ...

By Olawuni Rebecca ToyinBeadwork is a significant form of artistic expression that transcends mere decoration, serving as a vital medium for cultural identity and personal adornment across various ...