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Walking to the History of the Native American Jewelry

The origins of the Native American jewelry dates back to an earlier era and then go the history books. Since the Americans have been around much longer then the first recorded comments by Europeans or Spanish, it is difficult to say how far back the trends, patterns and techniques of hand made Native American jewelry when go back. What is certain is that the customs that have lasted the test of time. Nowadays we can see new age jewelry, healing gems and jewelry to a range of other styles with original ideas of Native American jewelry.

The great thing about Native American jewelry is the diversity and history differs with the region, it is coming from. South West such as Apache or Navajo Indians have been influenced by the Spaniards and those who have already adopted the pueblo culture in their place of the 14-15th century. A common feature of the hand made Native American jewelry is beads. 

Beads have a long custom in all sorts of necklaces, bracelets and others. At the time of Apache and Navajo, the amount of beads they had on their jewelry was a representation of wealth, status and authority.

The spread of bead jewelry was found throughout the South-West because tribes like Navajo were roaming to help subsidize cruel farming circumstances in the desert climate. Today we can see a spread of the hands of the Native American jewelry because of online jewelry retailers and stores crafted after Indian civilization. It is good to know that the ethnicity of the past will continue in the future because of movements like New Age or stores that sell products that mimic of Native American Jewelry. 

Many people judge diamonds of the most valued stone, but this does not mean that it is the only stone to work. Emerald, amethyst and malachite jewelry can be as breathtaking. May you ask how other metals and non-ingenious stone is part of the Indian ritual.

Outside the compromise and a roaming lifestyle of many tribes especially in the Southwest took specific metals and stones from those they conquered who were mostly in Spanish for the Navajo. Understanding the jewel you wear can do much more than special. Not to mention that when room catches the eye of someone else you can tell a story about the place where traditions, metals and stones were obtained from. Another great thing about categories such as jewelry New Age is that bit different tribes and traditions are sometimes mixed to create a stunner. Before buying a Native American Jewelry, be sure to get backside on history when he comes and what it means. Good luck hunting for buying Native American jewels.

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Can a full blooded native american have blue eyes and blond hair?

My friend Juan Martinez De Soneado Henrique Vasquam Chanzes (His full name) is blond and blue eyes and claims he full blooded native american. Is this possible?

It is possible because there were five distinct migrations of humans in to North and South America which included Eurasian, Asia, and European migrations spaced out by hundreds to thousands of years.

The "Clovis" people were discovered to be European through the matching of the technology that they used to produce the "Clovis Spear Points".

It is believed, thanks to DNA Tracing, that Asians and Islanders came to South America by both the Ice Bridges from Russia to Alaska as well as in boats and were costal people.

If you look in to Native American oral history, there were many tales of "White People" that arrived in small groups... As in explorers.

That is why so many Native Tribes were able to be abused... Their oral traditions and histories said that these white people were avatars of gods.

It has been proven that Nordic Peoples came to the Eastern Coasts of North America LONG LONG LONG before Columbus arrived and "Discovered" the US.

I'll BRB with links from National Geographic Channel...

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