Re: Indian craft suppliers

Lyn Dearborn (lyn@anchor.engr.sgi.com)
Sun, 6 Aug 1995 15:40:54 -0700

I've already answered Simone personally, but this one should go to the
Net folks as well. There is one supplier who is notorious for accepting
checks and then taking forever to ship stuff. Since several of us are
having trouble remembering "which one" of the people known for their
great prices, the general recommendation is "have it shipped Collect".

One of my favorite people on the West Coast is Jim Bond up in Oregon.
He isn't "Indian" but has been in business "forever" and has even paid
big fines for thumbing his nose at bureaucracy when it comes to supplying
friends with what they need to make their regalia, etc.

Jim Bond
35113 Brewster Rd.
Lebannon, OR 97355
503/ 258-3645

Jim and one of his sons usually do the larger PowWows on the West Coast
so I'd recommend calling him to see if he is going to be in "your area"
and tell him what you are looking for -- if he can't get something for
you, he'll get you a source. He has a couple of good roach makers in
Montana, for example.

I'll get back to you when I find out which of the other 3 big ones
are reliable.

lyn

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