The historic journey of the small but culturally potent dentalium shells from the ocean floor of the Pacific Northwest to the ...

For generations, Native Americans prized dentalium or tusk shells as currency, status symbols and sacred objects. Harvested ...

Dakota artist Holly Young is a mother and self-taught artist from the Standing Rock Reservation. She uses a diverse range of ...

The Sioux Trading Post, a cultural landmark in Rapid City, South Dakota, since 1957, has been on the frontlines of a major ...

Dentalium shells, smooth tusk-like mollusks from the Pacific, were highly prized by Native American tribes for generations.

Ogijchida18: “An elder is not about age. I cannot speak on behalf of all Anishinaabeg/Ojibwe people, but our Elders are ...

In a powerful step toward cultural revitalization, the San Manuel Tribe reclaims its ancestral name, Yuhaaviatam, honoring its deep connection to the land and heritage ...

Artist and entrepreneur Tipiziwin Tolman, or Yellow Lodge Woman, is Wičhíyena Dakȟóta and Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She started making dentalium earrings about 14 years ago ...

A coalition of top Native advocacy organizations has sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging him to oppose President Trump’s proposed FY 2026 budget. The budget would slash $1.2 ...