Using Native American Rattles For Indian Ceremonies and Rituals

By Craig Chambers If you love Native American Rattles, you will definitely benefit from adding them to your drumming circles and powwows. Rattles are excellent Native American icons representing Indigenous tribes and their unique culture. They are also among the most popular musical instruments for playing in ceremonial rituals throughout various Indian tribes. Rattles, for [...]

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Choose Native American Flutes For Indian Powwows And Ceremonies

By Craig Chambers Native American flutes are enjoyed and played in many cultures around the world. I have always loved Native flute music for its beautiful sound quality and ability to bring a tranquil calm to the ambiance where it is played. Hearing Native flutes always bring back memories of my mother’s kitchen where she [...]

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Museum receives Yellowstone collection

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – Eleanor “Ellie” Hamilton Povah grew up in the 1920s and ‘30s spending every summer in Yellowstone National Park, and remembers watching her father trade with American Indians for beautiful baskets and beadwork in the family’s Hamilton Stores. “They used to come into the park, driving,” Povah recalled. Indians would bring beadwork, [...]

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History of Native American Turquoise Jewelry in The USA

By Chris Ralph The Beautiful blue and green hues of turquoise have long been prized by the Native American peoples of the southwestern part of the USA. Entire cultures were built on mining turquoise and crafting sacred and special items from the attractive stone in areas which are now part of both New Mexico and [...]

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Native American Indian Art Wood Carvings of the Pacific Northwest

By Clint Leung Native American Indian art in the American southwest is dominated by the magnificent pottery and jewelry in the region.  When it comes to the Pacific Northwest region which covers the states of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia (Canada) and the southern part of Alaska, the Native American art here is mostly wood carvings.  [...]

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Native American Art: Traditional Aspects and Modern Perspectives

By Robbie Darmona Native American art has been popular amongst Europeans ever since the discovery of the American continent. But it changed significantly since the Europeans interfered in the natural lifestyle of the Native Americans. Nowadays, the term “modern art” is very popular even when considering the traditional Native American art. Art is subject to [...]

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