Vegas Stripped: The Turquoise Chief of Las Vegas defends Native American heritage — VIDEO

By RACHEL ASTON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

September 8, 2016 - 3:11 pm

“Turquoise Chief”, as he goes by, owns the store A Traders Turquoise Chief at 1000 Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas.

He’s spent an entire life defending his Native American heritage, because he is also half-white. He fought other Native Americans on the reservation he grew up on in New Mexico, but then learned how to make jewelry, knives, and other valuables with turquoise to gain acceptance.

Check out the video above.

“Vegas Stripped” is a weekly profile series appearing on reviewjournal.com and on the Review-Journal’s Facebook page. Find Rachel Aston on Twitter: @rookie__rae

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