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Interpreting the Past, Forging a Future
Blacksmith Darold Rinedollar bridges two eras
first appeared: 2/18/2010
Carving Totems for Healing
As he chips away at the 300-year-old log in his yard on the Lummi Indian Reservation, the outline of a salmon takes shape with each slice of his homemade carving tool.
first appeared: 9/2/2007
Weaving Navajo Tradition
D.Y. Begay holds centuries of Navajo history in her skillful hands as she weaves earth-inspired designs on her wooden loom. Creating Navajo rugs and blankets is a way of life for Begay, who was born in Tselani, Ariz., on the Navajo Indian Reservation.
first appeared: 11/5/2006
Handcrafting Fish Lures
Working at his kitchen table bathed in natural light, Tony Smith of Holland, Mich. (pop. 35,048), skillfully carves a piece of basswood the size of his thumb into a lure
first appeared: 10/8/2006
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