Do you love Native American jewelry, art, and culture? Are you fascinated with our First Nations Peoples? Continuing from our last post, here are some more fun facts and pieces of trivia you may not have known about these first Americans... The term “Native American” is an umbrella ter...

Among our most popular product ranges at Indian Traders is Native American Estate Jewelry. These Native American bracelets, necklaces, and rings are something very special and make a great gift with a unique flavor. What is Estate Jewelry? Estate jewelry is a term that refers to jewelry that has ...

The name of the Navajo is among those best known by non-Native Americans, along with others including the Apache, Cherokee, Comanche, and Sioux. Navajo jewelry is among the most popular Native American jewelry, and the use of turquoise in Native American bracelets and other items by the Navajo is...

Native American jewelry is renowned worldwide for its unique style and distinctive designs. Crafted by indigenous artisans for many thousands of years, the jewelry of the Native Americans is influenced by the land, the spiritual beliefs, the legends, and the cultures of each unique nation, from t...

Turquoise is a semi-precious stone that has been held in high esteem for thousands of years, as a talisman and a holy stone, by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to the ancient Persian Empire. It is described in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible. Europeans associated the stone with prote...

For many westerners, when we think of Native Americans and their culture, fromNative American jewelry to the Hollywood-driven stereotypes of peace pipes and teepees, we may think of them as American Indians. This term is considered to be politically-incorrect by some, while others readily ac...

Phase 2 or the second period of Navajo silversmithing is generally thought of as being between 1910 -1940. This period is characterized by the exertion of outside forces such as commercialization, exploitation and economics almost dealing a death blow to the Navajo traditions. The second period i...

Scholars have defined the distinct eras of Navajo Jewelry production by the techniques used and the style of jewelry created by the Navajo silversmiths. First Phase Navajo jewelry has been defined as that which was produced between 1850 and 1910. This is a group of First Phase Navajo Conchas col...

Here are a some of the most common terms that you will run into when shopping for or reading about Native American Jewelry. Annealing: Tempering or softening metal by heating it and then rapidly cooling it. In American Indian jewelry they would use this process to soften coins enough so that they...