Beyond Buckskin Gifts for Her!

Welcome to the second of our Beyond Buckskin Gift Guides! As we stated previously, we want to make it insanely easy and enjoyable for you to BUY NATIVE this holiday season. This means we will be featuring great products for great prices that are easily accessible and all made by Native American artists.

This second guide is for the gals (check out the BB Gift Guide for Guys here). Whether you're looking for a present for your sister, mom, bestie, or boss, we have some great ideas for the perfect gift.

Beyond Buckskin Gifts for Him!

Welcome to the first of our Beyond Buckskin Gift Guides! We want to make it insanely easy and enjoyable for you to BUY NATIVE this holiday season!

This first guide is for guys. From our teen sons and nephews to our brothers; and from our boyfriend/husband/sweetheart, to our dads, uncles and bosses, we've got some great options for awesome gifts! Scroll down to see some ideas, and you can always just shop our guys section on BBB and check out everything!

Artist Profile | Nalaga O'Brien

Avis Nalaga O’Brien, a Haida/Kwakwakw’wakw artist, was born in Alert Bay, British Columbia. She belongs to the Kaa’was Staa’stas Eagle Clan from Kiusta Village in Haida Gwaii and the Geegilgum Clam of the Likwiolk people of Cape Mudge. Nalaga’s introduction to the treasures of the Northwest Coast started when she learned to weave from her older sister, Meghann O’Brien. This was the beginning of her journey to where she is now, embracing the richness of her cultural heritage and creating jewelry and artwork that reflects the beauty of Northwest Coast Native design.

Artist Profile | Nathalie Waldman

The exquisite and beautifully hand-crafted purses made by Nathalie Waldman are both raw and enchanting. Nathalie is a member of the Dene First Nation Dogrib Tribe located in the Northwest Territories of the far north part of Canada, and her Native American heritage informs her artistic techniques and inspires the bags she creates.

She selects natural hide and leather that exhibits character – pieces that reference nature and its gifts.

Buy Native 2013!

It's that time of year again! Ah - the holidays. It's a time to reconnect with loved ones, spend time with nieces, play with nephews, catch up with anties, chill with grammas. The snow has already coated the ground here in north North Dakota, though the temps are supposed to bounce back up (oh that balmy 30 degree weather!).

The oven gets a lot of use - pies, turkey, ham. In between the large family gatherings are smaller gatherings around bowls of stew or plates of baked treats, and we plot our holiday plans and shopping schedules.