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A brave warrior astride a swift steed thunders across the plain. Similar images were painted on buffalo hides by Plains Indians in the 1800s. The Celebrate the Horse blanket is based on a design from the Blackfoot tribe, expert horsemen who called the...

This brilliantly colored design incorporates imagery that is universal among Native American cultures: the sun, moon, stars and rain clouds represent an honored relationship with the spiritual world. The natural world is represented by flora—corn,...

This design pays respect to tribal elders, the wisdom keepers who hand down teachings and spiritual direction to children and future generations. Their guidance gives children a better understanding of their responsibility to the universe and the...

The Turtle blanket recognizes the Iroquois Confederacy: the Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga and Tuscarora Nations. The Turtle design is a representation of the Iroquois Creation legend. Long ago, the earth was covered with deep water and there...