Tribe Scribe

We just finished up with our Custer State Park annual Buffalo Roundup and it was another successful year for everyone involved. Thank you to the many folks who stopped in and shopped before the roundu…

At Black Hills State University one of the classes I teach is Traditional Lakota Arts which includes learning basic techniques of beadwork, quillwork, and featherwork. If you are involved in the arts…

There are so many events happening here in our historical downtown. Here are some of the highlights.There is A Christmas Tree going up on Tuesday, November 19th in the Square. For those folks who ha…

Glass has been around for the millennia and can be found at some of the most ancient burial sites. There are some who believe the Egyptians invented glass but more recent digs in China have revealed t…

This month, our Sioux Trading Post is featuring Shawl Fringe for sale. The 20% discount has already been applied to both the chainette fringe and the flat fringe. The discount applies to shawl fringe…

Our Beading How To continues...in this episode, Michael talks about the best materials to bead on and shares a few tried and true tips for choosing/using beading patterns. What to bead on Leath…

What's the best way to hold your leather as you bead? What's the easiest way to work with loose beads? How do you load your needle with hanked beads? Do you have any recommendations for needle size…

After the overwhelming amount of great feedback we received after Michael's first beadwork technique video debut (he introduced us to the Applique Stitch), we just had to have him come back and…

September marks the start of a new school year...and for many teachers of Native American Studies, this time of the year may also mark an intense search to find credible resources and good materials f…

Beginning with the Age of Exploration, glass beads were a highly regarded commodity in the New World and were often instrumental in helping to forge relationships between explorers and the Native Amer…

Often referred to as a veritable Bead Library, our collection of Venetian glass beads embraces the colorful history of the bead making process during late 19th century Italy and the timeless beauty of…

Embodying the spirit and soul of the culture, the dancers at Pow Wow are vibrant reflections of tribal history mixed with personal style.These elaborate Native American outfits are very unique to each…