and beadwork. Through intertitles and visuals, it emphasizes the practical origins and symbolic significance of these crafts, from coiled baskets and clay pots to Navajo blankets and silver jewelry.

Experience a large exhibition of contemporary Native bead art at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, running from April 12 ...

The Quechan Tribe — and Arizona — lost one of its cultural treasures when bead artist and Quechan language teacher Daisy Golding Simms died March 1 in Winterhaven, California, near Yuma. She was 88.