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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Take 5 is a meetup with a local entrepreneur. For more than 25 years, Rose Sampson has been offering Native American crafts for sale. Sampson, 66, who does her own craft work, also sells the works 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 ...

"Buffalo Hunt" by Velino Shije Herrera (Ma-Pe-Wi) (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) A storied and stunning trove that includes baskets, beadwork, ceramics and paintings predominantly by Native ...

The Field Museum kicked off National Native American Heritage Month with a Friday demonstration of traditional beadwork technique. The showcase is the first in a series of Native American heritage ...

The role of women art-makers in Native communities has gone widely ignored. Now a bold museum show, by and for these women, is shining a light on 1,000 years of their art. Sonya Kelliher-Combs ...