Arlene Duncan was at work when she saw the text messages. Look at these online auction listings, her friends urged. They texted screenshots of three jingle dresses, colorful handmade garments with ...

TOWER, Minn. - The dress talked as Abbi Zapata bumped her feet across the floor. It was a gentle sound, as rhythmic as ice shards moving against a thawing shoreline. It's a century-old sound that ...

Arlene Duncan was at work when she saw the text messages. Look at these online auction listings, her friends urged. They texted screenshots of three jingle dresses, colorful handmade garments with ...

In an email to Teen Vogue, Bella, of the Choctaw tribe, explained the significance of the color red in Native communities. “Red dresses are important to the Native community because it helps bring ...

From sports mascots to Halloween costumes to Native American-themed dress-up, "Native Americans face mockery of our culture every day," said Keturah Peters, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

For centuries, the beauty of American Indian women was always complemented by the style of clothing they wore, specifically designed to show their great pride, dignity, and hope. With that in mind, ...

A partial installation of this exhibition will remain on view through February 7, 2010. Dresses are more than simple articles of clothing for Native women—they are aesthetic expressions of culture and ...

LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — The steady pulse of a sewing machine has sparked a creative gene in Susan Hubbell for many years. That hobby, one which the Mattawan native said she started young, has also ...