Haudenosaunee artists and historians reflect on how raised beadwork evolved through time. Haudenosaunee raised beadwork flourished as a tourist trade in the Northeast starting in the 1800s ...

Maybe edging was your forte; you did it. Tuscarora became known for creating the art form known as Tuscarora Raised Beadwork. We have no written records as to how this evolved, but my own theory ...

This flat beadwork was superseded by raised beadwork, the most exuberant of all beading styles, invented by Mohawks and Tuscaroras. Early Iroquois artists used beads fashioned from shells (wampum ...

The stories and information that I will be sharing with you came from elders who were born and raised within these tribal territories. I was asked to pick approximately 80 pieces of beadwork that I ...

“And in every good piece of Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork, in my opinion,” she explained, “you’ll see an encirclement. A line of beads that run all the way around a piece ...

Participants visited Yale’s West Campus for a daylong session featuring workshops on spinning fibers and weaving, raised beadwork, natural dying, and sewing and mending. Andrew Hamilton ’05 B.A., a ...

Grant Jonathan has spent the last decade repatriating beadwork crafted by his Tuscarora ancestors and sold to tourists from across the world at Niagara Falls. Jonathan, a 48-year-old raised ...

It is made of wool and calico, decorated with her raised beadwork. That’s a tradition that goes back to the 17th century among the Haudenosaunee people. Perkins is Mohawk and grew up in Akwesasne.

It's why she decided to design an elaborate raised beadwork pattern filled with florals and birds, and ask community members in Kahnawake, Que., to take the challenge of beading the piece.

Hoffman, a citizen of the Oneida Nation, was recognized for the Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, raised beadwork. “Beadwork is like breathing,” she says in the film. “It’s not something you do.

It's why she decided to design an elaborate raised beadwork pattern filled with florals and birds, and ask community members in Kahnawake, Que., to take the challenge of beading the piece. "I was just ...