Navajo Native Dyes: Their Preparation and Use

To assist Indian schools to teach the oncoming generation of young Indians to appreciate and practice the arts of their peo­ple, and to assist the older Indians in the revival and perfecting of native crafts both as an artistic and eco­nomic asset, Education Division of the Office of Indian Affairs is undertaking the publication of a series of pamphlets, setting forth in popular language what is known about the arts or crafts of specific areas. We have drawn freely upon authorities and their writ­ings in preparing this material. Much that will be found in these pamphlets has been previously published else­where. However in drawing together this material and presenting it in what is believed to be a form which will enable teachers and pupils to visualize clearly the var­ious steps in the practical carrying out of these ancient crafts, it is hoped to further stimulate interest in Indian arts; and where practical a revival of them among the people to whom they historically belong