| When it comes to jewelry, Native American | | | | availability of the materials that can be found |
| Jewelry is one of the most sought after jewelries | | | | within the area of the creating tribe. Although |
| these days. This is due to the historical | | | | these days, some of the materials used for |
| background and design that it has. Jewelry such | | | | creating these jewelries were only influenced by |
| as Native American Bracelets, were worn in early | | | | western countries. For instance, the use of silver |
| days as a way of expressing their status and | | | | was influenced by the Spanish people to the |
| tribal affiliations, especially for the Navajo tribe. | | | | Navajo tribe. Nowadays, this jewelry is usually |
| Other tribes such as the Apache wore these | | | | made of silver and turquoise is usually the |
| jewelries to communicate with their historical | | | | semi-precious gemstone that is used. Among |
| successes. The Zuni and Santo Domingo tribes | | | | them all, the bracelets are the ones with a more |
| wore these jewelries because they believed that | | | | detailed design and inlaid with semi-precious gems. |
| it helps them to gain supernatural powers. | | | | There are four types of these bracelets. |
| Native American Jewelry is created based on the | | | | |