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Police have released photos of some of the $1 million in jewelry stolen during a hostage taking in Calgary last week.

Cleaning lady admits swiping $6,000 in jewelry from employer (Asbury Park Press)

A woman hired to clean a South Point Boulevard home admitted to police that she stole nearly $6,000 worth of jewelry from her employer over a four-month span last year.

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Jewelry, cell phone reported stolen in Lawrence break-in (The Eagle-Tribune)

LAWRENCE Thieves forced open the door of a Washington Street apartment and stole assorted small jewelry and a cell phone, police said. The victim told Officer Shaun McLellan she and her son left the house to go to the grocery store about 11 a.m. and returned at 12:15 p.m. to find her apartment door open and the door jamb damaged.

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Martin County Sheriff deputies are investigating a burglary in which about $5,000 in jewelry was stolen from a Stuart home on Wednesday, according to a Sheriffs Office report.

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Credit crunch puts squeeze on jewelry chains (National Jeweler)

New York–For a growing number of consumers, paying for jewelry on credit isn’t as easy as swipe, sign and smile anymore.

Suspects sought in jewelry store theft (Hays Daily News)

With little evidence to go on, police continue to investigate the theft of approximately $50,000 in goods from Riddle’s Jewelry on Monday. Hays police have released descriptions of two suspects thought to have been involved in the theft and believe another two possible individuals in the crime.

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Native Americans, also known as American Indians, were original inhabitants of North America where they lived for centuries. Hundreds of tribes spread across the continent living off the land, hunting and gathering, moving as needed, and developing customs and beliefs, which have been passed down generation after generation. Not only were tribal customs and beliefs passed down, but unique and intricate arts were also passed from mother to daughter and father to son. One such art is that of making Native American Tribal Emotion Jewelry such as necklaces, pendants, earrings, and bracelets. Native Americans primarily utilized two types of jewelry making processes metalwork and beadwork. Until the arrival of Europeans, their metal work was fairly rudimentary. However, after learning the silversmith trade, Native Americans be adept at combining silver setting with breathtaking gems to create unbelievably beautiful and meaningful jewelry. Likewise, Native American beadwork is absolutely stunning. Women sew thousands of tiny beads to garments in the most intricate patterns but tell the most astonishing stories through their work. Native Americans crafted jewelry for a number of reasons including to show status and wealth, to use as barter offerings and trade goods, to serve as protection, to adorn their clothes, and to tell stories with fetishes - small carving of animals thought to hold the characteristics of the animal. Native American Tribal Emotion Jewelry was also often used to identify one tribe from another and express one’s spirituality. Just as fashion dictates much of our cultural nuances today, Native Americans used fashion and jewelry to communicate beliefs, thoughts and emotions. Often, to illustrate emotion or to enhance or protect against an emotion, Native Americans utilized the properties of gemstones thought to possess certain characteristics. Some examples of emotional characteristics assigned to various gems are listed below: * Amethyst is thought to encourage peaceful energy. * Aventurine is said to free one from fears and anxiety. * Charoite believed to promote courage. * Hematite is thought to uplift and energize the spirit. * Jasper is supposed to guard against negative emotions. * Lapis is said to provide self-assurance and emotional strength. * Malachite is thought to clarify your emotions. * Opal is supposed to intensify weak emotions. * Onyx is believed to dismiss negative or bad tempered emotions. * Rhodonite is thought to recapture mental stability and increase positive moods. * Snowflake Obsidian is believed to calm emotional fears. * Sodalite is said to bring about increased courage. By integrating the various gems with emotional properties into the jewelry, often set in silver, Native American Tribal Emotion Jewelry was crafted, and is still created today.

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Throughout history, every culture has had its own unique way to be identified and stand out from the other cultures. The United States people of today were not always here. So many years ago, the Native Americans resided here and had their own way of life and culture. What they believed and still many of them do believe certainly stand out from other cultures. They are entirely attuned with nature and have a meaning behind every animal and being. They respect each animal and creature so much that the Native American people put them on pieces of jewelry that range from simple earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and to elaborate pendants. One such creature that can be found on Native American jewelry is the coyote. The coyote in Native American folklore is thought to be quite the trickster. A trickster is a god, goddess, anthropomorphic animal, or spirit that either simply plays tricks or completely disobeys the normal rules and goes its own way. The coyote in Native American culture is generally of the male gender but the myths and legends vary from culture to culture. The coyote is seen as inventive, mischievous, and very evasive. It is also very adapt to its surroundings and can find things easily when it must. The creature is seen as an omen but not a good one. It is seen as a bad omen in which nothing pleasant could come from it. Through all the bad things that it can be seen as through the many tales that it is the subject of, it is nonetheless seen and known as a survivor. It is seen in some tribes as a loathsome creature that could and has repressed the creative energies of the people. Although its positive aspects are that it is sly and quick, it is also very destructive. Through these bad qualities, the Native American people still cannot deny the fact that they do admire the creature for its resilient ways. Many of the craftsmen will use their silver smith techniques to make a pendant out of the creature that is so sly and quick to put on a chain; donning it about their neck or whatever else piece of jewelry they choose to construct. Some of the artists of the Native American Jewelry of coyote even have the creature smiling. Is that a smile of deception or happiness? No one could truly know what goes on in the trickster’s mind, but it is entertaining to think about and wonder. After all, the coyote is a creature that many tales have been told and many pendants have been made after. Why shouldn’t we wonder what it is thinking?

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When one looks at the various amounts of Native American Jewelry that is out in the shops for sale, a person is bound to stumble across and wonder what the symbols on the pieces of jewelry mean. A few symbols that make a person curious concerning Native American Jewelry are the thunderhead, arrow, and sun. It is even more of a curiosity when the three symbols are joined together on a piece of jewelry so eloquently and beautifully that it drives a person’s mind into awe and wonderment. Concerning Native American Jewelry with the thunderbird, arrow, and sun, the person must understand what the symbols represent and what they mean exactly. As the Native American people, no matter what tribe, have a significant symbolism behind every creature of the world. The Native Americans, who I will be calling them that instead of Indians, are completely attuned in prayer and love for the spirit world and the creatures that walk our planet. As far as the renowned Thunderbird symbol in their culture goes, it stands for the sacred bearer of unlimited happiness. There is, therefore, no question as to why one would want the symbol of the Thunderbird on their pendant or other piece of jewelry. Every human on the face of the planet wishes for a long life of happiness and when wearing this sacred symbol, they believe that they are bringing their chances for that to happen a lot closer to them through, perhaps, mystical type of powers. The arrow symbolizes protection. Much like the Christian beliefs that the crucifix with Jesus protects them, the Native American culture believes that the arrow brings them protection if they don the symbol upon their jewelry. It is easy to believe that this is what they would think because the arrow shoots straight and narrow, being the main source of their artillery. Together with the Thunderbird and the arrow the Native American peoples believe that they are protected and have a much better and higher chance of becoming happy. As a third symbol on the piece of sterling silver jewelry embedded with mostly turquoise, but can also have other gems such as diamonds or onyx, is also the sun. The sun symbols constitute happiness and if there are rays attached to the design that the artists has put on the particular piece of jewelry, that happiness will remain constant, just as the sun’s rays. Together, all three of these pivotal symbols in Native American jewelry; thunder bird, arrow, and sun is believed by this particular culture to bring an unending sense of happiness, protection, and all of these things are those that all humans strive for everyday.

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