It all began with the grass dance. Desirae Yazzie said she began making beaded earrings after she watched a friend help her son, Cree, 2, prepare for the men’s traditional dance. “My son is a grass ...

Interest in Indigenous artistry has created an ecosystem of beadwork drops that sell out in minutes online. By Anna V. Smith Last year, after the museum that Tayler Gutierrez worked at in Salt Lake ...

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Beadwork is a pillar of Indigenous design. While various tribes hold different design specialties—the Navajo, for example, are best known for their weaving and textiles—much of the Native community ...