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There’s always something new at Crazy Crow Trading Post! New products, sales and special offers, articles on Native American or Historic Reenactor crafts, history and more. Be sure to check back here regularly.
There’s always something new at Crazy Crow Trading Post! New products, sales and special offers, articles on Native American or Historic Reenactor crafts, history and more. Be sure to check back here regularly.
Big Tree: Kiowa Warrior and Chief
Rate This Article Big Tree: Kiowa Warrior and Chief Native American Online Articles Photo Credit: Big Tree, Kiowa Native American, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs Ag2008.0005, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. Big Tree: Kiowa Warrior and Chief Native American Online Articles Photo Credit: Big Tree, Kiowa Native [read more]
History of Fort Union Trading Post
In 1828 the Assiniboine Indians requested that John Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company establish a trading post in their homeland to protect them from hostile tribes. Kenneth McKenzie thus founded Fort Union in what is now North Dakota. Strategically located near the homelands of 10 Northern Plains tribes, Fort Union, possibly first known as Fort Henry or Fort Floyd, was built in 1828 or 1829.
Native American Men’s Northern Traditional Dance Style
Rate This Article Native American Men’s Northern Traditional Dance Style Article Credit Above Photo: Smithsonian Institute: Walter Larrimore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Native American Men’s Northern Traditional Dance Style Article Credit Above Photo: Smithsonian Institute: Walter Larrimore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Powwows are American Indian [read more]
Native American Straight Dance Style Article
Rate This Article Native American Straight Dance Style Article Credit Above Photo: Smithsonian Institute: Walter Larrimore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Native American Straight Dance Style Article Credit Above Photo: Smithsonian Institute: Walter Larrimore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Powwows are American Indian events that feature, [read more]
Bone Hairpipe History: From Shell to Bone
However much you may think you have known about the early use of shell hairpipes, the “singular” pivotal interaction of a trader to the Ponca Indians in 1880 and Ponca Chief White Eagle that led to the manufacture and trade of the cheaper and stronger bone hairpipe, clearly illustrates what can happen through trade when one culture listens to another.
Trade Bead Migration into North America
The first record of European glass beads coming into the Americas is in Columbus’ own log where he describes how e presented the natives with “red caps and some strings of (green) glass beads”, (Orchard, 1975) and “in this simple manner was begun the acculturation process that led ultimately to the disintegration of aboriginal American culture” (Quimby, 1966). The holds of the ships of those who followed contained a variety of trade goods: trinkets, iron knives, guns, kettles, hatchets, broadcloth and beads, beads, beads.
Flat Fan Craft Focus Intro
Rate This Article American Indian Flat Dance Fan Construction By Rex Reddick Reprinted from Whispering Wind: Vol. 33 No. 4 American Indian Flat Dance Fan Construction By Rex Reddick Reprinted from Whispering Wind: Vol. 33 No. 4 The flat fan is a favorite object that has been [read more]
Indian Frybread History: Explore a Complex & Fascinating Story
The history of frybread and the ultimate frybread-based meal that has evolved in its use as the base for an unlimited variety of tacos (replacing the “shells”). While the origin of frybread is linked to the Navajo “Long Walk” of 1864, it is often found at powwows and tribal events (and homes) from coast to coast. On an even broader scale, its popularity has spread well beyond native events so that today it can be found at all types and sizes of fairs or festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Frybread Recipes From Various Tribes
Rate This Article Fry Bread Recipes From Various Tribes Tribal Variations of the Basic Fry Bread Recipe From Sacred Springs Powwow Blog ~ Nov 18, 2020 Fry Bread Recipes From Various Tribes Tribal Variations of the Basic Fry Bread Recipe From Sacred Springs Powwow Blog ~ Nov 18, [read more]
Brief History of Steel Fire Strikers and Fire Making
Rate This Article Brief History of Steel Fire Strikers and Fire Making The Iron Age Comes to North America By Crazy Crow Trading Post ~ June 30, 2021 Brief History of Steel Fire Strikers and Fire Making The Iron Age Comes to North America By Crazy Crow Trading [read more]
A History of Button Manufacture, Use & Classification
It is hard to imagine relatively ‘modern’ times without buttons for the uses known to them today. Yet it was not until 13th century Germany when buttons featuring that most important counterpart, buttonholes, were used to keep clothing closed and they also started to be used for fastening shoes, tunics, surcoats, hoods, etc. In Europe, close-fitting clothes became stylish among nobles and royalty, and buttons were used to help the garments fit more snugly around the wearer. By the 13th and 14th century, buttons were widespread throughout Europe.
Lenape Ribbonwork
Rate This Article Lenape Ribbonwork Compiled By: Jim Rementer, Secretary Culture Preservation Committee ~ Delaware Tribe of Indians Lenape Ribbonwork Compiled By: Jim Rementer, Secretary Culture Preservation Committee ~ Delaware Tribe of Indians This is a two panel list about Lenape ribbonwork. The main purpose of [read more]
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