Trees In A Circle: The Teec Nos Pos Story

Trees In A Circle: The Teec Nos Pos Story vividly portrays the life of one of the last of the family-owned and operated Navajo Reservation trading posts. Indian traders were true pioneers of the West. For four generations, the Foutz family of Farmington, New Mexico has worked side by side with the Navajo people, celebrating their crafts and culture and bringing worldwide attention to their vibrant, unique regional weaving.

Trees in a Circle documents this family saga and, through full-color and old-time photographs, offers an intriguing insight into the world of southwestern Native American art and the life of an old-time trading post yesterday and today.

This is a tale of determination, courage and beauty. It follows the history of the Post from the arrival of Hambleton Bridget Noel in 1905 from Virginia with his supply-laden wagon to today’s bustling store. And it celebrates the weaving of three Teec Nos Pos artists, casting a poignant eye toward the future of a weaving tradition that many observers fear is fading away as the new Millennium dawns.

Trees in a Circle highlights the stunning collection of Teec Nos Pos weavings assembled by Russell and Helen Foutz, Kathleen Foutz and Edwin and Jed Foutz. The rare works are exquisite in design and rich in detail. And, perhaps, they are among the last of their genre.

Published 1999 by Kathleen Foutz, Trees In A Circle is available in Currents Museum Store at the Farmington Museum at Gateway Park for $52.45 with tax plus $5.95 shipping and handling. Call (505) 599-1174 to order.