Best Wildlife Art Sale in the Pacif... Nov 20, 2009
It doesn't stop there: Mexican silver jewelry, Native American crafts, pottery, and autographed books are all up for bidding action. The Audubon Society of Portland staff and volunteers are on hand throughout the weekend to provide information about the programs and work of the Society and to introduce visitors to a few of the live birds. (Suite101.com)
Holiday travel survival guide Nov 19, 2009
IAD: At D.C.'s Dulles, a Smithsonian Store sells everything from Native American jewelry to astronaut-themed chessboards. JFK: Six XpresSpa outlets offer spa treatments (manicures, massages, facials) in as little as 10 minutes. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Native American Heritage celebrations this weekend Nov 12, 2009
Native American descendents in The Times and Democrat Region will celebrate their heritage and share their talents with the public in Springfield and Blackville this weekend ... He said the celebration is not a fund-raiser, but is designed to be entertaining and educate people about Native American traditions ... Stories that have been passed down in her culture for generations will also be told at the festival, Kesson said, adding that she and other Native Americans will be dressed in full... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
It's a steep and twisty drive into Salt River Canyon. Nov 10, 2009
You Got the Silver, the Rolling Stones: Keith Richards at his best will get you ready to buy some Native American jewelry at the bottom of the canyon. When the Sun Goes Down, Kenny Chesney: Chesney and his pal Uncle Kracker were singing about the Caribbean, but sunset over Seneca Lake will do just fine. (AZCentral -- Travel)
90 vendors expected at casino crafts show Nov 10, 2009
jewelry, pottery, clothing, metal work, wood work, glasswork, stained glass, Native American crafts, paintings, photography, prints and specialty foods. And for our 10th anniversary there will be Native American entertainment. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Art Under the Umbrellas Ceramist David Salk to be showcased Nov 6, 2009
Salk, the featured artist for the November show, replicates the intricate designs of Native American antique baskets in high fire pottery ... Salk s work and his private collection of Native American baskets is also being featured by La Quinta Arts Foundation, sponsor of Art Under the Umbrellas, at a La Quinta Museum exhibit, On Earth to Stay, opening Nov. 6. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Dabbler draws inspiration from family Nov 3, 2009
The art of painting continued to intrigue Erdrich in Catholic boarding school, an institution in Marty established by priests, specifically for Native American students ... She's spent uncountable hours creating realistic looking wrinkles on the faces of older Native American men or on the hands of a comforting midwife. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Built for kids, entertaining Nov 3, 2009
What visitors will see is a home with an Old World style with marble rotundas, stone-covered arches and pillars, dark wood floors, lots of windows and doors that lead to an expansive patio, and Southwestern and Native American art and furnishings that pay tribute to Mike's Oklahoma roots and Wild West leanings. But make no mistake, this home with its separate teen and preteen rooms, theater, popcorn machine, outdoor trampoline, sports court, climbing fort, swimming-pool slide, wading pool,... (AZCentral -- Home)
Revitalized Bradenton brims with artistic flair Nov 1, 2009
Around the Bend Nature Tours Naturalist Karen Fraley and her guides offer interactive and interpretive outdoor adventures in places like the 487-acre Robinson Preserve, with its nest of federally protected bald eagles, and Emerson Point Park, a birders paradise and home to the largest remaining Native American temple mound on Tampa Bay. Fun activities for groups, families. (Boston Globe)
Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly. Oct 30, 2009
The foundation's museum has a top-notch collection of artifacts from Indian cultures that extend back centuries and across the continent, as well as displays of Southwestern and contemporary Native American art ... Visitors to Canyon de Chelly near Chinle on the Navajo Reservation can walk through a landscape where Native Americans have lived for hundreds of years. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Celia Sislow of Nine Hills Studio will be among artists displaying this week in Green Valley. Oct 27, 2009
Show organizer Sandi Jewell said that within these art mediums are a mixture of Southwestern, Native American, abstract, contemporary and traditional styles. High-quality art makes our shows stand out, Jewell said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Weaving through time Oct 17, 2009
Photo 1 of 1 Art World: Local tribal artists make traditional Native American baskets. Native American basketry represents a rich and unique traditional art. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Apache Jii festival in Globe Oct 13, 2009
Entertainers expected to perform during the celebration include Joseph Leal, who plays original music on his Native American flute, singer and hoop dancer John Sneezy, dance groups from San Carlos Junior High School and Globe High School, the St. Charles Crown Dancers and the Pollen Trail Dancers ... While there, you can grab a bite at the Wickiup Buffet or enjoy everything from Native American and southwestern dishes to gourmet meals at the Apache Grill, which serves breakfast, lunch and... (AZCentral -- Travel)
Marathon of events this weekend in Volusia, Flagler Oct 11, 2009
Even a Native American re-enactor with a deer's head for a cap stood ready to explain the significance of the Timucan tribe, who left behind arrowheads, pottery and mounds. The Oak Hill Garden Club ladies fanned themselves with paper plates even before the last hour of the morning arrived -- and well before the headlining Beu Sisters performed or the sampling of pies in the pie contest began. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
A town's love of Indian artifacts backfires Oct 4, 2009
Driving through town in his sheriff's van, Lacy points to all that Blanding has done to preserve its archaeological heritage the Edge of the Cedars Museum, filled with Indian artifacts and an excavated pre-Columbian ruin; the Four Corners Cultural Center, and its reproductions of a Navajo hogan, Ute tepee, and a pioneer log cabin; even the new hospital, which hosts a Native American healing center ... He knows the "white-man laws" designed to protect native artifacts and burials from the 1906... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Grilled buffalo on the menu Sep 30, 2009
During the reopening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors will not only get a chance to check out the re-worked museum, they will be virtually immersed in Native American culture ... Chitimacha basket weavers Scarlett and John Darden will demonstrate their skills as they have done at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. Chitimacha baskets are highly regarded and sought by collectors of Native American crafts, according to Millicent Canter, museums director ... Although Bogalusa is a Choctaw... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Artists converge on the Plaza Sep 30, 2009
Celtic music from a Native American flute filled the streets as ambiance for the shoppers. Live music as well as beer and food vendors from well-known Plaza restaurants made the event a pleaser for the boyfriends and husbands who were dragged along. (University News, MO)
Kick back at Patagonia Lake State Park. Sep 30, 2009
The heart of the 21st annual event is the juried arts-and-crafts show, which features items ranging from Native American jewelry and handmade flutes to pottery and sculpture to stained glass and raku ware to goat's milk body products and emu oil. Nearly everything is for sale, with prices to fit every budget, from just a few dollars for items such as handmade soaps to several thousand dollars for select paintings or sculptures. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Kick off to the arts: A listing of local arts organizations and events for 2009-2010 Sep 18, 2009
The quartet of musical magicians that takes live audiences on an imaginary voyage that is peacefully meditative, irresistibly groovy, joyously celebrative and emotionally stirring, will perform at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Sierra Vista Campus of Cochise College, 901 N. Colombo Ave. Ananeah, the Paiute word for what do you call it, conjures their global native fusion from sources as diverse as Celtic, African, Native American, Gypsy, Latin, and good old rock n roll and jazz, producing a fresh and... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Hot Springs businesses collaborate to nab bad check writers Sep 10, 2009
Her business, Wanda s Finds, is one mile north of Hot Springs on U.S. Highway 385 and features a number of new and used items including antiques and collectibles, along with Western and Native American items. When a husband and wife from Nebraska started piling mounds of merchandise onto her glass counter - including belt buckles, beadwork and other Native American items - Morgan said she didn t think of it as anything unusual ... According to Morgan, both the husband and wife had similar stocky... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Local briefs Sep 10, 2009
Native American Day at Pfeiffer museum. The Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center will host the sixth annual Native American Day from noon to 3 p.m. on Sept. 19 ... Native American Day will feature R. W. Dub Lyerly from Ash Flat, an amateur archeologist who has worked on archeological digs and spent many years learning the history of the early inhabitants of northeast Arkansas. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Arizona's fall festival season Sep 10, 2009
23-25: Mesa Powwow: Intertribal Native American gathering and dance competition. Pioneer Park, 526 E. Main St. FREE. 602-799-0260. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Shawnee Lookout May Be Largest Continuously Occupied Hilltop Native American Site In United States Sep 5, 2009
4, 2009) The discoveries continue to surprise for a team of University of Cincinnati students digging in Ohio's Shawnee Lookout Park, with a major new mound being located and a rare kiln used to fire pottery excavated in recent weeks, along with even more evidence emerging to support the theory that the site could be the largest continuously occupied hilltop Native American site in the United States ... But perhaps most importantly from this year s work, evidence was also found to bolster the... (Science Daily)
Rancheria Pow Wow draws dancers from throughout state Aug 30, 2009
Native Americans representing more than 100 tribes gathered to connect with their culture through song, dance and food ... Grant, an elder member of the Sac-n-Fox, Iowa and Otoe-Missouri tribes, has represented his Native American culture in several feature films and TV shows, including, My Name is Earl ... Cousins Vicki Peachee and Nicki Smith came from Fresno to watch the dancing and get a taste of their own Native American culture. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Talent Night at Olde Towne Market Aug 27, 2009
Also, Jasmin Rock Band, Melena Blanco, who has performed previously and has a lovely singing voice, the Half Century Club with its lively line dancing, Tim Romero on the Native American flute, Andrea Murray singing and dancing the hoe-down throw-down, Gymnastic North, and a variety of other singers. Bill Betton and his award winning All Valley Youth Band will play at several intervals during the evening. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Celebrating, understanding Native American culture Aug 27, 2009
The silent auction concludes at 2 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m., participants can learn to play the Native American flute (flutes are available) ... However, only two Native Americans were able to attend because of the strict government restrictions on the reservations, she said. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
NM ranch life offers up close and personal nature experience Aug 23, 2009
We have visited various Native American pueblo sites and museums in nearby Santa Fe and Albuquerque ... The museum wonderfully represented the influence of the combined cultures of the state: from the time of the Native Americans, to the arrival of the Spanish, and the coming of the Anglo-Americans ... concerts in the parks, and the Native American market. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Quigley: Medicine Story speaks of community, empathy and responsibility Aug 22, 2009
He sought his answer from Native American elders of many other tribes throughout our country ... At a recent meeting at the First Universalist Society in Salem, Manitonquot (Medicine Story) told the audience of his search in a talk titled, Changing the World, A Native American Perspective ... As I have had an abiding interest in Native American culture for a good part of my life and as I also teach a course on Native American cultures at Salem State College I looked forward to hearing him speak.... (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Fed crackdown puts tribal artifact dealers on edge Aug 19, 2009
"Were proud of the success of this show and are confident that our newest launch, The Washington DC Antiques, Art ry Show, will be just as successful. EBay, GM to start car-selling trial Tuesday Hundreds of General Motors' California dealers will let consumers haggle over the prices of new cars and trucks through the eBay online marketplace under a trial that begins Tuesday. About 225 of California's 250 GM dealers are set to take part in the program. They will be selling Buick, Chevrolet,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Town gets back its heart Aug 18, 2009
"The architectural style is Art Deco and Pueblo Revival with Native American inspired design motifs, which came to be known as the Pueblo Deco style," wrote Otwell Associates, who completed a historic building preservation plan for the depot in January 2009. "The SPRR Depot in Casa Grande is considered to be one of the best examples of Pueblo Deco style in the Southwest.". (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Golden Bear Trading denies fake art sales Aug 8, 2009
Our Native American artists and consumers have been under assault for the last 30 years by a massive influx of imports and fakes, he said. Reader Comments. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
It's a buyer's market in Canton Aug 7, 2009
It also includes vendors who sell home-crafted jewelry, crystal and glassware, books, artwork, Native American poetry, stationery, baked goods, and birdhouses ... One of the most unusual tables includes Native American items, including American Indian poetry, blankets and pumpkin bread. (Canton Journal, MA)
Fascinating stretch of scenery Jul 24, 2009
The route also takes you past several interesting Native American sites, some old, some new. Things to note along the way. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Archaeology open house at fort Aug. 1-2 Jul 18, 2009
"The English found the Potawatomis not too friendly. They felt responsible for the subjects still at Fort St. Joseph, though most of them were ethnically French-Canadian and Native Americans. Some 60 people, including 15 Voyageurs and their families and British troops, were pulled back to Michilimackinac and shipped out to other places. Most ended up settling back in the St. Lawrence River Valley between Quebec and Montreal." ... Dr. Nassaney, who spoke to Dowagiac Rotary , enters the field... (Dowagiac News, MI)
'Offensive' souvenir figure pulled from store shelf (9966) Jul 16, 2009
The owners of a Rapid City souvenir shop have removed a miniature statue after Native Americans complained it was offensive. Roger and Cindy Thompson, owners of Gold Diggers on Mount Rushmore Road, said they pulled a ceramic wine holder off shelves Thursday after receiving a complaint from a Native American woman ... The statue is of a Native American man in a headdress holding a wine bottle to his open mouth. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
More about Cottonwood Jul 10, 2009
Verde Canyon Railroad: A 40-mile ride into the dazzling Verde Canyon, over old-fashioned trestles, past Native American ruins and towering crimson cliffs. In late February, you may see an eaglet or two in the nest of the canyon's resident pair of bald eagles, Black and Decker. (AZCentral -- Travel)
National foundation heads met in Anchorage Jul 5, 2009
Also on the receiving end, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation received $45,000 from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to support the 2009 season of "Earthsongs," a program showcasing contemporary Native American music. Among the non-arts groups included in the announcement of about $2 million in Allen grants for nonprofits throughout the Northwest was Bethel's Tundra Women's Coalition, which received $200,000. (Anchorage Daily News)
Waiting for Section 8 Jun 21, 2009
Jacqueline Manning wrote on Jun 19, 2009 4:23 PM:" This is sad...not the line for section 8 but the true feelings coming out of the mouths of some of the most heartless people I have ever heard. Read between the lines or just plain on the lines for that matter. This is the longest line employees have seen in their careers. If YOU hearless people are angry than I'm sure you needed this article and anything else to blame YOUR own issues on. I used to live in Benton Harbor and we used to do each... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Orbin's defense blames her lover for murder Jun 19, 2009
Several witnesses have said that Jay always had weapons nearby to protect his wares, "Native American" jewelry, some of which was actually made in the Philippines. "Two big guys," Varcoe said. (AZCentral -- News)
Hubbell Trading Post: Navajo rugs and more. Jun 16, 2009
Steve Pickle is manager of Hubbell trading Post National Historic Site, where Native American goods are made and sold. More on this topic. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Native American summer workshops take center stage at Idyllwild Arts Jun 5, 2009
During the upcoming summer session, there will be weeklong festivals and special programs, including the highly-regarded Native American Arts program ... Native Festival: A few of the highlights of the very popular Native American Arts Festival, Sunday, July 12, to Saturday, July 18, is an experimental musical collaboration with Jennifer Ben on cello and Byron Fenix spinning on his turntables Monday, July 13, and a traditional Stomp Dance performed by the Lenape Delaware Dance Troupe from... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Community Notes Jun 2, 2009
The festival will include workshops of various arts including Yoga, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, NIA, meditation, organic food, bee keeping, solar power, glass blowing, Native American culture, organic growing, natural medicine, renewable energy, photography and others. Bake sale. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Facebook Cuts Off Users With Fake-Sounding Names May 19, 2009
"Native American surnames mean something," she said. "They are points of pride, points of identity. It's not someone trying to make up a fake name.". (Fox News)
At Sundance, hands-on art May 17, 2009
The restaurants double as art galleries: Redford's personal collection of museum-quality, Native American artifacts is in the Tree Room, and rotating exhibits are shown in the Foundry Grill's lobby. The Screening Room, the original home of Sundance Film Festival, hosts a monthly film series. (Boston Globe)
#88 SPRING LAKE, NEW JERSEY May 15, 2009
The Spring Lake Historical Society, on the top floor of Spring Lake's Borough Hall, has collections of photographs and artifacts from early Native American times through the Victorian era to present day. Nearby, Island Beach State Park is 3,000-plus acres, and acts as a buffer between the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Concord storeowner launches drive to aid Sioux reservation May 7, 2009
A PBS television series on U.S history presented through Native American eyes has inspired two friends to launch a drive to help the residents of the in South Dakota, home to about 28,000 Sioux ... For years Morning Star has educated people about the Native American culture although she uses the word Indian which she says is the word used in the West both as a professor of Native Studies at UMass Boston and the owner of Many Nations Trading Post ... a five-part series by PBS and American... (Concord Journal, MA)
Hispanic Art Show featured variety May 6, 2009
Painter Ava Peets was displaying her folk-art flavored paintings, many of which depict Hispanic and Native American village life. Her two grandsons kept her company and passed the time making colored pencil drawings. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Stolen & Irreplaceable Indian baskets, other artifacts pilfered from Coolidge museum May 1, 2009
At right is an Akimel O'odham (Pima) basket - similar but not identical to Walter Smith's collection of Native American baskets, which were among the $50,000 in artifacts stolen from Coolidge Historical Museum in Coolidge earlier this month ... One of the main displays hit featured Walter Smith's collection of Native American baskets. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Get your moccasins ready! Apr 18, 2009
The highlights of the event include cultural presentations, storytelling and traditional Native American dances and drum circles hosted by Midwest SOARRING Foundation. Guests are invited to view and purchase the artisan products, Indian crafts and jewelry as well as handcrafted souvenirs. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Jim Babbitt: Know the customer Apr 5, 2009
A: As long as the Native American tribes are here, they know us and are loyal to this product in a way that's kind of hard to understand for us ... In particular, what's valuable in this part of the business is having worked behind the counter and really knowing the customer and the Native American people. (AZCentral -- Business)
The RV's last roundup Mar 20, 2009
I can remember, in the early 1970s, my dad renting a 20-foot box with a big brown W on the side and a hokey Native American name and driving our family to the Smoky Mountains, our real, non-bobble-headed Chihuahua standing on the dash. (I can also remember that the box ate oceans of gas, but that the gas was so cheap I could have paid for it out of my allowance. (Salon)
A river runs through Bisbee (4) Mar 16, 2009
We talked about Joe s grandfather, Jim Wright, a half Native American from Nebraska. An Indian in the woodpile, they used to say, said Joe, referring to the social stigma many used to fear should it become known they had native ancestry. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
T.R.A.I.L.S powwow provides entertainment, education Mar 12, 2009
The advent of spring-like weather brought energetic Native American dancers, both young and old, into the arena ... This years immediate goal was to promote Native American culture in connection with educational programs that enrich the lives of young people and an understanding of the many critical issues that have a dramatic effect on living a healthy lifestyle ... Plenty of authentic Native American arts and crafts vendors were on hand offering for sale a host of items from jewelry and... (Forest Republican, WI)
Mall seeks partnership with Kelso to revive I-5 sign Mar 7, 2009
cherokee wrote on Mar 6, 2009 3:21 PM:" RE; Beer & Skittles. Let us not forget the Native American powwow in May at Kelso High School. I have heard it has brought in as many as 2000 people. That is not a misquote, yes as high as two thousand people have came to that event from all over. However anyone feels, anything positive for this area is desperately needed. ". DW wrote on Mar 6, 2009 3:52 PM:" Beer&Skittles, I'm not sure what all that stuff you named off has to do with the mall. The mall is... (Longview Daily News, WA)
• Event Calendar Feb 27, 2009
Hosted by Twin Diamond Native American Flute Circle and sponsored by The Shamans Dream. Free admission to the festival. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Kathy Lynn Copeland Feb 23, 2009
She is an invited speaker and storyteller of Cherokee Indians and native Americans ... She also makes jewelry with native American stones. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
The big list of festivals Feb 20, 2009
Celebrate Native American society with this series of festivals and focus on the individual cultures of tribes who reside throughout the Southwest. Watch as performers present their tribal history, pottery, textiles and overall lifestyle. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
New crafts location, yet vendors familiar Feb 14, 2009
-- Native American Bands: Peart Park; 1 and 4 p.m.. -- Rodeo: Pinal and Rodeo Road; 1 p.m.. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Spring Antiques Show and Sale slated April 1-3 (5) Feb 11, 2009
Dealers from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma will have treasures of elegant and depression glass, estate jewelry, cut glass, furniture, linens, fine china, sterling silver, clocks, coins, prints, quilts, crocks, buttons, sewing notions, pattern glass, pottery, Native American items, and many choice collectibles. A new dealer will bring choice pieces of furniture of several styles Victorian, mission, early American, Oak, and others. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Summer Festivals Feb 8, 2009
Native American Dances ... The fun: Performances by young Native American dancers in traditional attire ... Fort McDowell Yavapai Native American Arts Show. (AZCentral -- Travel)
New Website Supports Native American Art and Culture Feb 8, 2009
Now, thanks to new upstart site , people have access to some of the best looking Native American jewelry on the internet. Vauxhall, Alberta (CA) (PRWEB) February 8, 2009 -- For many people, the image of Native Americans is something that is embedded their collective minds as a part of the Old West, but in reality, Native American culture is a rich and wonderful part of indigenous American society ... Irene and Denis Fournier, Native American entrepreneurs, are sharing the beauty of their... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
