NATIONAL TRIBES · Native Nations, Artists & Living Traditions
Discover the people behind extraordinary work.
Explore Native nations, meet individual artists, and discover the materials, knowledge, and creativity behind their work—past and present.
NATIONAL TRIBES is a National Horse Co. editorial and retail initiative. It is not a tribal government, an intertribal organization, or an authenticity-certification body, and it does not claim partnership, endorsement, or community review.
This review applies to the emblem only; it does not represent approval of editorial content, artists, objects, or the initiative by any Native nation or community.
Featured artists
Artists, named and in their own words.
Artist profiles are being prepared.
Profiles appear here only once an artist has approved their biography, portrait, and how their nation or community is named. About artist profiles
Explore Native Nations
A small, researched beginning.
This is not a complete list of Indigenous peoples. Each profile describes one sovereign nation, cites its sources, and is published only after review.
Nation profiles are in editorial review.
Researched profiles, including Florida's Seminole and Miccosukee nations, are being source-checked. We publish each one only after appropriate review, and research from public sources is never presented as a nation's approval.
Explore art forms
Many forms, many hands.
Jewelry
Silverwork, stone setting, shell, and contemporary metalwork.
No documented works yet
Beadwork
Loom and applied beadwork across many distinct regional practices.
No documented works yet
Textiles
Loom weaving, finger weaving, ribbon work, and quilting.
No documented works yet
Basketry
Coiled, plaited, and twined work in cane, oak, grasses, and willow.
No documented works yet
Pottery
Hand-coiled, burnished, painted, and carved clay.
No documented works yet
Dolls and figures
Carved and sewn figures — shown only where sharing is appropriate.
No documented works yet
Contemporary fashion
Designers working across tradition and present-day style.
No documented works yet
Other documented work
Painting, photography, printmaking, and new media.
No documented works yet
Object stories
One work, looked at closely.
Object stories will appear with maker-approved interpretation.
Each story will pair detailed photographs, readable captions, and enlargement with the artist's own account of materials and meaning.
Understanding regalia
Regalia is not costume.
Regalia is personal, often made or gifted within families and communities, and carries meaning its wearers choose whether to share. It is never sold here.
Read the guideAvailable works
Verified works for sale.
No works are available yet.
Works will be listed only with a named artist, documented materials and provenance, a real price, and confirmed availability. Educational examples are shown separately and are never for sale. See the collection preview
Sourcing standards
How we decide what is shown.
Every attribution, affiliation, and interpretation needs documentation and permission before publication.
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