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Fire red star pony tail holder with dangles

Beaded star and fire pattern ponytail holder. This ponytail holder measures 2.75" (6.99cm) across and features 2.25 inch (5.72 cm) dangles.

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From the many dream catcher materials including: Steel hoops, rolls of sinew in five different colors, leather, specialty beads and more!

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We carry many different kinds of feathers, from rolled guinea feathers all the way to full pheasant pelts!

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Redskins Stripped Of Trademarks

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Redskins' trademark registration after five Native Americans petitioned the government over the football team's controversial name. Calling it "disparaging to Native Americans," the USPTO's ruling strips away six of the Redskins' trademarks.
How big a deal is this?
What happens next? Can you start printing your own Redskins T-shirts now? Read on for everything you need to know about this long-running intellectual property battle.

Lakota students learn nuances of the hoop dance

The horizon line is the circle of life. Mother Earth and Father Sky meet at the horizon line. The hoops used in the Lakota hoop dance represent, among other things, the horizon line, the circle of life.

Master hoop dancer Dallas Chief Eagle is teaching the class.

Students at the SonShine Patch, Roncalli Primary School's afterschool and summer program, have been learning the nuances of the Lakota hoop dance from master hoop dancer Dallas Chief Eagle.

He's at Roncalli through Thursday, teaching...

Cherokee Nation offers burial assistance for needy families

When a loved one dies, many times paying funeral bills can be a financial burden. However, that burden can be lifted or eased by the Cherokee Nation's Burial Assistance Program, which helps citizens of federally recognized tribes pay funeral expenses.

Family Assistance Director Jerry Snell said the tribe has provided part of the program's funding for

New in the Gallery : New Handcrafted Items and Art

Eagle Smudging Feather with Colored Fringed Buckskin Handle

White Wedding Dreamcatcher Medicine Shield

Bald Eagle Totem T-Shirt

American Buffalo T-Shirt

Hawk Medicine Shower Curtain

Mailbag Question

If you are looking for information on a particular subject related to native americans or arts and crafts, submit your question to our popular Mailbag column. While we can't answer every question, we do pick the most interesting ones to feature and answer each week on our website.

Today's Question:

Where can I buy smudge sticks?

I am looking to buy smudge sticks or products to relieve my home of a spirit family. I was told to go to a reserve in Arizona and buy from an old woman behind the counter. I have no clue as to where this is. Tell me, where are the directions to this place?
--Submitted by Phoenix Fun

ANSWER:

Hi Phoenix,

There are several different tribal areas called reservations in Arizona. In the United States, they are called reservations. In Canada, these tribal areas are called reserves. I don't know this old woman you speak of, but I can tell you about the
Four Sacred Smoke Medicines: Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar.

All of them can be used to smudge with, although sage, cedar and sweetgrass also have many other medicinal uses and healing properties.

Briefly, tobacco invites the spirits to listen, sage and cedar....

Read more: Where can I buy smudge sticks?

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