As the cost of imported seed beads climbs, Indigenous beadworkers in Montana say the tradition — and the livelihood — won’t be abandoned.

The person most responsible for resurrecting the story of the “Choctaw gift,” as it became known, is Don Mullan, an Irish humanitarian, author and filmmaker.Mullan and his wife, Margaret, live ...

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