Native American crafts can be found all over the world. Their culture is rich with tradition and symbolism and making crafts that represent their culture can not only be a learning experience but also fun. Finding ideas and figuring out …[Continue]
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Kachina Doll Symbolism
The Native American culture is rich with symbolism and complex meaning behind the crafts and objects they created. In fact there isn’t much that they didn’t make that didn’t have some sort of symbolic meaning associated with it. So when …[Continue]
Dream Catcher
: This is another really fun craft for older and younger kids to make. Because there are several different ways to make dream catchers, they make great crafts for all ages. It’s also really fun to tell children the symbolism …[Continue]
Totem Poles
There are several different types of Native American crafts you can make and get into. The Native American people are rich in culture and tradition, and as such have several symbolic crafts that kids and adults alike can make. Let’s …[Continue]
Inuit Moccasins
The Inuit Indian groups were famous for two things, Scrimshaw and weaving baskets or shoes from the leather of animals. Moccasins were shoes that many of the Inuit Indians wore as they kept their feet warm during the cold months …[Continue]
Northwest Indian Totem Pole
There is one particular craft that you can make and most children have seen that originated from the Northwest coastal Indian groups; the totem pole. A real totem pole is a sculpture carved from great trees, generally cedar along the …[Continue]
Southwest Indian Craft Ideas
Another Native American group was the Southwest Indians. They are known for some of the most artistic pottery and art creations. Here are a couple of crafts from the southwest Indian people: • Kachina dolls can be found in many …[Continue]
Eastern Woodland Indian Craft Ideas
The Native American culture is filled with vast pieces of history and several different crafting arts. There are so many different crafts to make around the Thanksgiving season when it comes to the Native American culture. Let’s take a look …[Continue]
