Where: Mid-America All-Indian Center – Wichita, KS
When: Ongoing
What: “The original Native American silver smith, a Navajo, learned to work silver and iron, from Mexicans hired by a Trading Post owner in the late 19th Century. Modern jewelers still use many of these early methods. The adaptability of tribes, like the Navajos, who quickly learned from the Mexicans the art of the silver smith, brought the Native Americans to become the most productive, skilled turquoise artisans of the jewelry world. Their products serve as symbolic messengers of the Native American ideals and ways.” Text courtesy of the Mid-America All-Indian Center. www.theindiancenter.org.
Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Education 