Trade blankets were made by non-Indians specifically for the Indian market, ... mills often increased sales by introducing color combinations and patterns Indian weavers never would have thought of.

WASHINGTON — President Obama donned a Native American hat and blanket at his eighth and final White House Tribal Nations conference, symbolically wrapping himself in the mantle of what one ...

Wool blankets with native American inspired patterns, symbols and colors are bought by the thousands by native communities and tribes. “They’re important because we often wrap people in ...

The patch for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe features the fish-river-mountain tribal logo, the number of the blanket in that particular run and the names of the blanket artist — Jeanne St. Martin ...

A teary-eyed administration official solemnly draped a tribal blanket over President Biden on Monday before he announced plans to “revive” Native American languages and designate a ...

The blanket, which had been in the Whatcom Museum collection for 40 years, was returned to the tribes in a closed ceremony Feb. 19, 2016, in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall in Bellingham.

PILED NEARLY head-high, these blankets, so thick, so soft, so brilliantly colored, ignite a rummaging instinct. Hands rooting, heads down, conversation muted, shoppers — middle-aged white folks ...

Deshawna Anderson, an American Indian College Fund scholar and business student at Little Big Horn College in Crow Agency, Montana. Anderson designed The Courage to Bloom, which is available for ...

Native American imagery is every­where, from the Atlanta Braves to Apache helicopters. This new permanent exhibit gathers a trove of artifacts, film clips, and still images to focus attention on how ...

Indian blankets have a storied history dating back to the late 19th century. ... Although Pendleton's blanket appeal has spread, American Indians still make up half the demand.