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Free Southwest Indian 2012 Mini Gift Catalog

Our Free Downloadable Mini Christmas Gift Catalog is available now! Free Southwest Indian Foundation 2012 Mini Gift Catalog
It's full of great Holiday Gift Stocking Stuffers and more...

New Early Fall Southwest Indian Foundation Catalog

 

New Southwest Indian Foundation Catalog

The new Early Autumn 2012 Southwest Indian Foundation Catalog is available now as a free download.
Just click on the link below and the link will take you to the page where you can download the entire catalog.

You can also receive our printed version of the Southwest Indian catalog by mail. It is also Free. All you need to do is get on our mailing list. Southwest Indian Foundation Catalog - Early Autumn

Southwest Indian Foundation - Our Crafts & Projects

The Southwest Indian Foundation - Our Crafts & Projects
Southwest Indian Employment Program
As you look through your mail we hope you find sandwiched between your bills and solicitations our stunning catalog of Indian jewelry as well as arts and crafts from the Southwest Indian Foundation.
The Southwest Indian Foundation has been working to relieve the tremendous poverty and despair of these forgotten Americans Indians for over 25 years.

The Southwest Indian Foundation supports mission schools and homes for battered women and children, sponsors alcohol counseling centers, delivers food baskets every Christmas as well as clothing and shoes throughout the year and repairs homes and installs wood stoves.
The Southwest Indian Foundation is actually spending its money as wisely as possible with your help. This is not an easy proposition with the current economical enviroment. The Southwest Indian Foundation markets products that help to support and help low-income artisans.  Your purchases of crafts do help the poor.

Although the Southwest Indian Foundation does not have a congregation that regularly meets for prayer services it has obtained church type status with the IRS under a group ruling of the U.S. Catholic Conference. This status allows The Southwest Indian Foundation to be exempt from state and federal laws that require charities to regularly file financial information with the government. Churches involved in trade or business activities unrelated to their exempt or charitable purpose do file annual information with the IRS on the for-profit portion of the organization but these filings are not open to public inspection.

What is important to know is that The Southwest Indian Foundation posts its Annual Report each year for all to see. The Southwest Indian Foundation's primary activity, other than fundraising, is buying and re-selling jewelry and craft items. The Southwest Indian Foundation also provides support of mission schools and other human and social service programs.

Deacon Daniel Nez Martin states that The Southwest Indian Foundation Catalog is a catalog of uniquely crafted gifts from some of the poorest people in the United States-the Indian peoples of the American Southwest. This catalog helps provide jobs because it serves as an outlet for my people to sell their precious crafted goods.
Many of these poor artisans often have to borrow the money to purchase the silver, gold, turquoise and other expensive materials they use to make their fine crafts displayed in our catalog.
Some commercial suppliers will loan materials to artists in hopes of receiving a percentage of the future sales.

Although The Southwest Indian Foundation does not teach or train the poor or unemployed Native Americans to make crafts we provide the means.
One to two dozen participants in The Southwest Indian Foundation alcohol counseling program have been trained to make ceramics. “Many hundreds of Native Americans make products for our catalog” and “lots of them would not otherwise have jobs. It creates a “ripple effect” in an improved local economy, more jobs at the post office, positive effects on an artist's family and helps preserve the Indian culture for future generations. They also get the opportunity for millions of people to see their work, thereby helping them promote the crafts they create.

Many of our Native American art items are unique. Many can only be found in our catalog. The cost of buying, selling and promoting the crafts in our catalog as well as printing and postage is very expensive. We have found it to be a very effective way to reach out to many, many, helpful and generous people with big hearts who are willing to help. 
5 out of 12 on our board are First Nation Native Americans, including 2 Navajo Judges.
The Southwest Indian Foundation thanks you for all your help with our people.

Southwest Indian Foundation Father's Day Specials

Check out Southwest Indian Foundation's Father's Day Specials
at: http://www.southwestindian.com/
Last Chance for Father's Day Gifts at Southwest Indian Foundation!

Southwest Indian Foundation 2011 Annual Report

Thanks for all your wonderful generosity in 2011 and on. You can download our Southwest Indian Foundation 2011 Annual Report here.
http://www.southwestindian.com/media/pdf/SWIF_AR_2011.pdf

New Southwest Indian Foundation Spring Catalog

You can now download our new Spring Southwest Indian Foundation Catalog
Southwest Indian Foundation Spring Catalog PDF