Red Dakota ‘Waddie’ CrazyHorse, Cochiti Pueblo Jeweler

“Red Dakota ‘Waddie’ CrazyHorse is a third generation silversmith who hails from Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico.  He hopes to someday follow in the master-silversmith-sized shoes of his grandfather Joe H. Quintana and father Cippy CrazyHorse. He is a Stanford graduate who plans on obtaining his MBA in social entrepreneurship in a few years. . . . Many of his designs are inspired by older (pre-1900) Navajo museum pieces and by his father’s and grandfather’s work, all of which share a common element of simplicity.”  [Schaaf, 2012:168]

Relative Links: Cochiti Pueblo, Southwest Indian Jewelry, Joe Herrera Quintana, Cippy Crazy Horse