White Sands Blanket by Pendleton Necklace Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg: This is

Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg: This is Our Territory is a series of stories from the oral tradition of the Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg as told by Elder Gidigaa Migizi

and is a beautiful example of a Center Point pattern—one that contains a central design element that falls within a band through the center of the blanket

Embossed with a Native Bear Box design

fabric is uncombed for sharper pattern definition

While she is alone with the spirits

White Sands Blanket by Pendleton Necklace Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg: This isShifting dunes of shining white crystal rise from the Tularosa Basin at New Mexicos White Sands National Monument. Erosion from the surrounding mountains constantly replenishes the worlds largest gypsum dune field, encompassing 275 square miles. During the day the dunes shine white against the blue sky. At sunset, the sands glow with the vibrant hues of twilight, while desert florayucca, cholla and rice grassreach toward the last rays of the setting