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Stomach Full, Love Full

Stomach Full, Love Full

“The way through the heart is through the stomach,” the adage goes. This is also a truth in Pueblo cultures, where agricultural staples were crafted into delicious, healthy meals.

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Stomach Full, Love Full

“The way through the heart is through the stomach,” the adage goes. This is also a truth in Pueblo cultures, where agricultural staples were crafted into delicious, healthy meals.

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Storytellers in Words and Clay

Storytellers in Words and Clay

Indigenous storytelling is often oral – stories, songs, chants, and prayers – and suffused with rituals and spiritual nature. It is the oldest form of knowledge transfer from generation to...

Storytellers in Words and Clay

Indigenous storytelling is often oral – stories, songs, chants, and prayers – and suffused with rituals and spiritual nature. It is the oldest form of knowledge transfer from generation to...

Leader’s Profile – Storyteller Esther Martinez (Ohkay Owingeh)

Leader’s Profile – Storyteller Esther Martinez ...

Esther Martinez (1912 — September 16, 2006) was a linguist and storyteller for the Tewa people of New Mexico. She was given the Tewa name P’oe Tsawa (meaning Blue Water)...

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Leader’s Profile – Storyteller Esther Martinez ...

Esther Martinez (1912 — September 16, 2006) was a linguist and storyteller for the Tewa people of New Mexico. She was given the Tewa name P’oe Tsawa (meaning Blue Water)...

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Native American Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide

This holiday season, we’ve developed this list to help you find the perfect gift to celebrate American Indian art with everyone on your list.  

Holiday Gift Guide

This holiday season, we’ve developed this list to help you find the perfect gift to celebrate American Indian art with everyone on your list.  

Pottery Techniques/Styles from Across the Pueblos

Pottery Techniques/Styles from Across the Pueblos

The most celebrated and recognized art form of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico is pottery. Pueblo pottery is known around the world for its remarkable beauty and craftsmanship. It...

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Pottery Techniques/Styles from Across the Pueblos

The most celebrated and recognized art form of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico is pottery. Pueblo pottery is known around the world for its remarkable beauty and craftsmanship. It...

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Top 4 Favorite Gemstones in Native American Jewelry

Top 4 Favorite Gemstones in Native American Jew...

Jewelry has been made and worn in the Southwest since prehistoric times. For thousands of years, Native Southwestern people made mosaic inlay and beads of turquoise, shell, bone, or stone....

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Top 4 Favorite Gemstones in Native American Jew...

Jewelry has been made and worn in the Southwest since prehistoric times. For thousands of years, Native Southwestern people made mosaic inlay and beads of turquoise, shell, bone, or stone....

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