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Priscilla Nieto Jewelry: Beads with a Blessing ...

Santo Domingo, one of the Rio Grande pueblos, lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don Juan de Oñate y Salazar and the conquering Spaniards named this place in...

Priscilla Nieto Jewelry: Beads with a Blessing ...

Santo Domingo, one of the Rio Grande pueblos, lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don Juan de Oñate y Salazar and the conquering Spaniards named this place in...

Turquoise Jewelry: Five Leading Native American...

What separates the masters from the novices in the world of jewelry design isn't simply skill or experience. In fact, it's seemingly metaphysical: a feeling of oneness with the Earth;...

Turquoise Jewelry: Five Leading Native American...

What separates the masters from the novices in the world of jewelry design isn't simply skill or experience. In fact, it's seemingly metaphysical: a feeling of oneness with the Earth;...

Squash Blossom & Naja Jewelry: A Cultural Evolution of Personal Style

Squash Blossom & Naja Jewelry: A Cultural Evolu...

If you're new to the world of collecting Native American jewelry, or visiting the Southwestern United States for the first time, you may have heard the term, 'Squash Blossom'. If...

Squash Blossom & Naja Jewelry: A Cultural Evolu...

If you're new to the world of collecting Native American jewelry, or visiting the Southwestern United States for the first time, you may have heard the term, 'Squash Blossom'. If...

Know Your Turquoise: Golden Hills Turquoise

Know Your Turquoise: Golden Hills Turquoise

Today we're looking at Golden Hills turquoise, one of the year's most sought-after gems. This beauty hails all the way from Kazakhstan. Eastern Kazakhstan, to be exact. The mineral deposit...

Know Your Turquoise: Golden Hills Turquoise

Today we're looking at Golden Hills turquoise, one of the year's most sought-after gems. This beauty hails all the way from Kazakhstan. Eastern Kazakhstan, to be exact. The mineral deposit...

Tonto National Monument: Not Just Another Day Trip

Tonto National Monument: Not Just Another Day Trip

Archival photograoh of The Tonto National Monument of Arizona Looking for an awe-inspiring hike and historical trip rolled into one adventure? Visitors planning to visit Arizona should definitely check out...

Tonto National Monument: Not Just Another Day Trip

Archival photograoh of The Tonto National Monument of Arizona Looking for an awe-inspiring hike and historical trip rolled into one adventure? Visitors planning to visit Arizona should definitely check out...

Top Summer Reads: Arizona Stories

Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen In most parts of the United States, summer means hiking, fishing, and swimming; the joy of being outdoors means taking advantage of the warm weather at...

Top Summer Reads: Arizona Stories

Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen In most parts of the United States, summer means hiking, fishing, and swimming; the joy of being outdoors means taking advantage of the warm weather at...