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| Articles about Native American |
| Playing Native American Flutes For A Unique Spiritual Journey | | 2008-08-04 00:00:00 | | Native American flutes are extremely popular for use in ceremonies and rituals, or as home decor collection pieces. I have always enjoyed Native flute music for its pleasing sound quality and ability to bring a tranquil calm to the atmosphere where it is played. Hearing Native flutes always reminds me of my mother’s kitchen where [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
| | Playing Native American Hand Drums In Drumming Groups And Ceremonies | | 2008-07-25 00:00:00 | | As an interior designer, I have always loved Native American hand drums for their natural beauty when used for western decor, and for the significant role they play in American Indian drum music. Most people I come in contact with are not aware that these hand drums are some of the most famous cultural icons [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
| | The Role Of Native American Drums In Native Ceremonies | | 2008-07-25 00:00:00 | | Native American drums are arguably the most used American Indian instruments among Native Americans and non American Indian people alike. Drums for many generations have always been at the center of Indian lifestyle, forming what has become the platform of religion and spirituality as well as special days where a pow wow drum is center [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
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| Navajo Native American Jewelry- History | | 2008-07-10 00:00:00 | | The Navajo are a Native American people thought to have settled about 900 years ago in what is now the southwestern United States. Raiding was a part of their early culture, and they supplied themselves in part by taking food, livestock and women from the nearby Pueblo Indians.
They were nomadic people when discovered by [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
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| Native American Style Sterling Silver Dreamcatcher Turquoise Feather Hook Earrings | | 2007-09-10 04:08:00 | | In Native American culture, a dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a hoop (traditionally of willow), incorporating a loose net, and decorated with items unique to the particular dreamcatcher. There is a traditional belief that a dreamcatcher filters a person's dreams, letting through only the good ones.Dreamcatchers are an authentic American Indian tradition, from the Ojibway (Chippewa) tribe. They would tie sinew strands in a web around a small round or tear-shaped frame--in a somewhat similar pattern to how they tied webbing for Ojibway snowshoes--and hang this "dream-catcher" as a charm to protect sleeping children from nightmares. The legend is that the bad dreams will get caught in the web. | | By: Jewelry For Less | | |
| | Native American Jewelry Artists | | 2007-09-05 14:44:07 | | I just love Native American jewelry. I guess it's my Cherokee heritage. I am awed by their workmanship and artistry. And these jewelry artists are prolific. Most of them have dozens of pieces—bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. I found so many beautiful pictures, I'm going to split this into two posts. I hope they inspire you. Before the Europeans came to American shores, native metalwork was fairly simple, consisting primarily of hammering and etching copper into pendants or earrings, and fashioning copper and silver into beads. After Navajo, Hopi, and Pueblo artists learned silversmithing from the Spanish in the 1800's, metal jewelry arts flourished in the Southwest. Distinctive Native American jewelry developed from the combination of new techniques with traditional designs. Navajo Artist: Marla HerreraDenim Lapis Heart, Blue Topaz, and Mabe Pearl Silver Bead NecklaceThe heart is set in a deep, smooth silver bezel encircled by a fine silver rope, with silver work and beads. Facete | | By: Designing Divas Handcrafted Jewelry Independent De | | |
| | Native American Jewelry Artists 2 | | 2007-09-05 14:37:22 | | Navajo Jewelry Artist: Lonn Parker Lonn Parker's contemporary jewelry designs are unique and combine traditional techniques with modern designs. He uses only natural gem quality stones and specializes in handcut overlay designs. This sterling silver pony hoof bracelet is inlaid with 29 handcut pieces of natural spiderweb Nevada turquoise and red coral. Sterling Cuff Bracelet with Natural Inlaid Turquoise and Coral Hopi Jewelry Artist: Danny SuppleeDanny learned his art from his brother Charles Supplee, who was heavily influenced (as was Charles Lolama—see my previous post) by master jeweler Pierre Touraine, who spent years among Southwestern (particularly Hopi) silversmiths. He taught European jewelry making techniques to many of the best silversmiths. That set in motion many of the European influenced designs seen in Indian jewelry today. The Supplees are considered among the top jewelers living today. Their work is highly collected. Gold Channel Inlay Bracelet with Charoite, Coral, | | By: Designing Divas Handcrafted Jewelry Independent De | | |
| | Encyclopedia of Native American Healing | | 2007-07-27 17:44:00 | | Author: William S. LyonPaperback: 373 pagesPublisher: ABC-Clio Inc (December 1996)Language: EnglishISBN: 0874368529Lyon (social welfare, Univ. of Kansas) here offers an excellent overview of shamanic healing, a topic that has been largely ignored in the reference literature. How Native Americans used medicinal plants is not treated, but to compensate Lyon includes an ethnobotany bibliography with 44 citations. Alphabetically arranged entries include the tribal origin of the topic as well as a culture area, which is keyed to the 15 maps so that readers can identify the location of a tribe's territory. One notable omission from the Southeast map is the Seminoles, whom the text repeatedly locates in that culture area. Recommended for academic collections in anthropology or Native American studies. Zip Password: T0sT@rN@
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| | Native American Message-Heal Mother Earth | | 2007-06-29 21:21:00 | | This Message is to Be Shared with All Nations Leaders, Letter to the Editors and Websites, all forms of communication to be place in appropriate place for peace. To begin to Heal Mother Earth...thanks for your consideration in placing this message and others coming. Please consider placing this message where it is needed. There will be forth coming messages similar to this one that is very important in healing the all that is, including Earth Environments. Under the protocols of the Indigenous Nations wisdom's and knowledge in our Earth Healing Ceremonies...thank you all Working for Peace and Harmony...BlueThunder aka Bennie LeBeau, Eastern Shoshone, Wind River Indian Reservation, Ft. Washakie, Wyoming Message To The Elders To Be SharedBy White Thunder - June 27th, 2007Messenger for White Eagle Spiritual Chief of Chief of Chiefs From the Past to the Present into the Future.Sent To Blue Thunder Messenger of Peace Many cease to unfold the mysteries passed down through time. Each foo | | By: Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog | | |
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