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Hopi Jewelry — Why It Looks Different Hopi country sits high on the mesas of Northern Arizona, surrounded on all sides by the Navajo Nation. It’s beautiful country—but remote. In the early days of the Southwest trading era, tourists moving
We’ve had a year. Not long ago, silver was in the $20 range. Then it ran—fast. Pushed past $100 an ounce. At the time of writing this, it’s settled somewhere in the $70s. Maybe it goes back up. Maybe it
We’re not here to talk about the chemical makeup of turquoise. Yes, it’s bluer with higher copper content. And no, this post isn’t about how turquoise has been used ceremonially by Native peoples for thousands of years, or how the
When I’m asked about Gallup, New Mexico, I always seem to give the same answer:Gallup is a border town surrounded by the Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi Reservations. Many residents from these communities come to Gallup to trade, and we get