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Betty David
Betty David (1938 – August 31, 2007) was a Native Americans in the United States, Native American fashion designer renowned for her handmade coats and leather goods. David was born in Nespelem, Washington, Nespelem, Washington (state), Washington; she attended the University of Oregon and Marylhurst University, Marylhurst College. She was enrolled as a member of the Spokane people, Spokane Tribe of Indians, Wellpinit, Washington. In the 1970s, she received a shearling coat as a gift and decided she could design a better one. She first began selling her hand-sewn coats decorated with painted designs in, in David's own words, "Northwest Coast Indian style," at the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe Art Market. She had a loft studio in Seattle's Pioneer Square and had a traveling trunk show. She later sold her work at galleries in Spokane, Washington, Spokane and New York City and received attention in major publications. Her work was acquired by the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, ...
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Nespelem, Washington
Nespelem is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The town is located on the Colville Indian Reservation. The name Nespelem is derived from a local Native American term meaning "large flat meadow". History Nespelem was founded by the Yakama leader Chief Kamiakin and officially incorporated on April 15, 1935. It is the site of a historic Nez Perce people, Nez Perce cemetery, which was the original burial ground of Chief Joseph. Geography Nespelem is located on the Nespelem River at (48.166278, -118.975685). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Climate This climate, climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nespelem has ...
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National Museum Of The American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers. The museum has three facilities. The National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., opened on September 21, 2004, on Fourth Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest. The George Gustav Heye Center, a permanent museum, is located at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City. The Cultural Resources Center, a research and collections facility, is located in Suitland, Maryland. The foundations for the present collections were first assembled in the former Museum of the American Indian in New York City, which was established in 1916, and which became part of the Smithsonian in 1989. On January 20, 2022, the museum announced Cynthia Chavez Lamar as its new director. Her first day in this position was February 14, ...
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Indigenous Fashion Designers Of The Americas
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21st-century American Women Artists
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21st-century American Artists
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman em ...
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American Fashion Designers
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American Women Fashion Designers
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Marylhurst University Alumni
Marylhurst may refer to: * Marylhurst, Oregon, U.S. *Marylhurst University Marylhurst University was a private applied liberal arts and business university in Marylhurst, Oregon. It was among the oldest collegiate degree-granting institutions in Oregon, having awarded its first degree in 1897. Marylhurst was founded as ..., in Marylhurst, Oregon, U.S. * Marylhurst Art Gym, at Marylhurst University {{disambiguation ...
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