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To anyone in Minnesota or South Dakota: Come visit us at the Brookings Arts Festival this weekend! We'll have a tipi set up for people to visit, plus we'll be sharing our crafts and pipes there. Hope to see you there!

On our Facebook page today: the oldest Native American drumming video known.

On our Facebook page today:

A white eagle claw pipe made several weeks ago by Rona Johnston that was in one of our pipe calendars.

In the Keepers store:

Black or red Turtle Disk pipe 4"

This pipe has an approximately 18-inch plain pine or cedar stem and 4-inch bowl depicting a turtle. This pipe is carved by Bud Johnston, with some help from his wife, Rona Johnston. The turtle is a powerful spirit animal honored by many American Indian people in everyday life and in ceremonies. Turtle Island is a recurrent theme in many origin tales, in which the North American continent is Turtle Island. As the story goes, after the great flood, the turtle allowed the earth to be recreated upon her back. This pipe is made in red pipestone from Pipestone, Minnesota. (Pictures represent the style of the artist, and general appearance of the design, but sizes and minor details will vary slightly between each unique pipe and artist).