Rochester Institute of Technology professor David Farnsworth is a mathematician and a statistician by trade, and a "beader" by design. The Brighton resident has taught at RIT for 31 years and is as ...

Zulu beadwork is a traditional African craft used for centuries to communicate messages and symbolize cultural identities ...

[imgbelt img=matattoo530.jpg]The bond deepens between two Ojibwe women. Mary Annette Pember will wear Mothers Day from now on. Beadwork made by the late Bernice Pember. In keeping with Ojibwe ...

Ndebele beadwork, a traditional African art form, is making waves in modern fashion. The vibrant colors and intricate patterns of the Ndebele people of South Africa and Zimbabwe are now being ...

Cheyenne Faulkner is taking life one bead at a time. After sharing her beadwork on social media, the second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student said she transitioned from ...

Thousands of tiny glass beads skillfully sewn onto an array of items make a statement not only of beauty, but of the history and culture of a people. “Floral Journey: Native North American Beadwork” ...

NEW YORK, March 15 (UPI) -- Most American Indians practiced the needlework craft of beading but none with more skill and artistry than the tribes of the Iroquois nation in communities in New York ...

Unless one is Native American, getting a grasp of complex Native American spiritual cosmologies is not easy. And that distinction, which might be called a quality of profound otherness, is in essence ...

Can't tell the difference between Dakota and Ojibwe beadwork? "Worn Within" it. Minnesota is home to two major tribal nations - the Dakota and the Ojibwe. And their beadwork art are quite different.

Thirty-two years ago, May Lim Seiw Seng traded school leadership for a higher calling – caring for her mother.