As the cost of imported seed beads climbs, Indigenous beadworkers in Montana say the tradition — and the livelihood — won’t ...

A wall of beads for sale at 406 Native Roots, a Native-owned bead supply shop in Billings, pictured on June 18, 2025. Owner and beadwork artist Lisa Hawley has kept prices steady despite rising ...

CNA Staff, May 10, 2025 / 11:45 am An effort backed by the U.S. bishops to protect a centuries-old Native American religious site from destruction scored a win in federal court on Friday when a ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is gearing up to unveil the largest contemporary Native American bead art exhibition, Radical Stitch.

Students could legally wear Native American regalia at graduation with proposed bill by: Jessica Barron Posted: Feb 11, 2025 / 09:22 PM MST Updated: Feb 12, 2025 / 04:03 PM MST ...

As a Native American photographer, the late Dugan Aguilar loved nothing more than to show Native American faces. “I see beauty in people,” he once said. And for Aguilar, who devoted more than ...

Peyote supply remains limited for the Native American Church. Today, in southern Texas, only three licensed peyoteros are legally allowed to harvest the plant for sale to church members.

One of the most notorious, legend has it, took place in Manhattan, when the island’s Native residents sold it to the Dutch for a handful of beads and the equivalent of $24 in cash.

Yes, in most cases, Native Americans do pay federal income taxes on income earned through standard employment or operating a business off the reservation, just like other U.S. citizens.

400-year-old European beads reveal Native American trade networks had “extensive reach” and predated first explorers, study says.

Shell cups carved with mythical beings. Large effigy pipes. Beaded baskets. These are among the archaeologically significant objects excavated from the Spiro Mounds. Often overlooked, this Native ...