John Williams, Native American Shot While Holding Knife, Created Exquisite Totem Poles that Sold for Hundreds of Dollars

Take a good look at this miniature totem pole. (Click to zoom in.) Notice the depth of the relief, the vivid colors and the intricate detail on the wings and faces. About two feet high, it's...

Native American & Eskimo Works at Auction at Bonhams & Butterfields

An Acoma triple-lobed canteen, Juana Leno, could sell for as much as $900 when offered in Bonhams & Butterfields’ September auction in San Francisco, height 5 3/4 in. length 16 1/4 in.

Original Navajo Code Talker still tells his story

Tourists hurry inside a shop here to buy books about the famed Navajo Code Talkers, warriors who used their native language as their primary weapon.

Some campus essentials

Diary of a schoolgirl (8/25/2010) You have options and you want to attend a worthy college? This high-schooler does too. Bureau of Urban Living 460 W. Canfield St., Detroit; 313-833-9336 Located on the ground floor of the Canfield Lofts in midtown Detroit, Bureau of Urban Living calls itself a "modern-day urban general store."

New business for the treasure hunter opens in Cloverdale

CLOVERDALE -- For the owner of a new Cloverdale business, a longtime interest has turned into a chance to open his own store. Jim Witt recently opened JW's Buried Treasure at 15 North Main Street in...