I am looking for information on active trading posts within the
Navajo, Hopi and Zuni reservations in Arizona & New Mexico. I would
like web sites links (if available) along with maps and driving
directions. If the site has online shopping available that would be
excellent.

WHAT I DON'T WANT. There are a great number of "Trading Posts" outside
the reservations in cities such as Gallup & Flagstaff. I am not
interested in these. I want only those that are operating inside the
reservations. Also I am not interested in historical trading posts
that are now functioning only as museums. I want currently running
businesses.

I have had trouble finding separating what I find online into what I
want and don't want. Most of my search results do not match my
requirements.

Hello, icemanmike-ga!

 I have found a few authentic trading posts for you. Some have online
stores as well. I have also included the driving directions when
available. The listings for the Navajo trading posts are more
extensive than either the Zuni or the Hopi. Apparently, there are
several trading posts on the Zuni Pueblo but you would have to explore
the area to find them!

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NAVAJO 
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HUBBELL TRADING POST
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http://www.nps.gov/hutr/

"Hubbell Trading Post is still open and active and is the oldest
continuously operated trading post on the Navajo Reservation."
http://www.gallupnm.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=visiting.westdaytour

Driving Map
http://www.nps.gov/hutr/ppmaps/hutrmap1%2Epdf



CAMERON TRADING POST
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P.O. Box 339
Cameron, Arizona 86020
800-338-7385
928-679-2231
928-679-2350 fax
info@camerontradingpost.com 
http://www.grandcircle.org/lodging/arizona/cameron_trading_post.htm

"Our trading post is situated on the southwestern edge  of the Navajo
Indian Nation at the crossroads to the Grand Canyon. We are located 54
miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, and 83 miles south of Page,
Arizona, on U.S. Highway 89."

"..eat at one of the oldest active trading posts on the Navajo
Reservation."
 http://www.kokopellisuites.com/day_trips.htm

Cameron Trading Post Lodge (Online Store)
www.camerontradingpost.com 

Driving Map
http://www.camerontradingpost.com/attractionsmap.html



TWO GREY HILLS TRADING POST
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HCR 330, Box 70 
Tohatchi, NM 87325 
(505) 789-3270
http://www.twogreyhills.com/

"Two Grey Hills Trading Post, over a century old, and one of the few
remaining historic posts on the Navajo Indian Reservation, is the
primary source of authentic regional rugs and tapestries. Made of hand
spun yarn from the fleece of naturally colored local sheep in shades
of gray, brown, black and white, they are known around the world as
the finest in Navajo weaving."

"New life styles and technology have endangered this isolated old
general store, the hand spinning, and even the Churro sheep. Most
traditional trading posts have long since fallen into ruin or moved to
where they could become tourist stops. Most Navajo rugs today are
woven of commercial yarns from wool grown far from Dinetah."

"This original stone and adobe store in northwest New Mexico, still
serves the local Dine community, supplying their needs and buying
their arts and crafts. Just a few Bilagaana each week seek out this
unique site, between the Chuskas and the Chaco. It is a living museum,
but not frozen in time.

"To visit this genuine centennial trading post near the Four Corners,
travel just 15 minutes off US 666, an hour southwest of Mesa Verde,
between Shiprock and Gallup."


Driving Directions:
See website



TOADLENA TRADING POST
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http://www.toadlenatradingpost.com/ttp.asp

"We're pretty busy here at Toadlena Trading Post. That's because we
really are the economic and social center for the local Navajo
community. A typical day here may see visits from several of the 175
weavers of Two Grey Hills. Clara Sherman and her weaving daughters or
weaving granddaughters may stop by to sell us their latest rugs.
Others might come in to purchase wool, carding tools, a loom, maybe
groceries. The weavers keep credit accounts as advances in the form of
money, goods or services, which they pay with their rugs. This
arrangement allows them to create without the every day financial
pressures that would prohibit them from doing their work. In fact, it
encourages them to weave more and better."

Online Shopping:
http://www.toadlenatradingpost.com/search.asp


Driving Map
http://www.toadlenatradingpost.com/map.asp



SHIPROCK TRADING CO.
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P.O. Box 3379
Shiprock NM, 87420
Phone: (505) 368-4585 
Fax  (505) 368-5583 
Toll Free: (800) 210-7847
http://www.shiprocktrading.com/info.html

"The town of Shiprock is located on the Navajo reservation, which
allows Shiprock Trading to buy all of it's arts and crafts direct from
the many Navajo artists living nearby."



FOUTZ TRADING COMPANY
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Box 1894  
Highway 64 
Shiprock, NM 87420  
Fax: 1-505-368-4441   
Phone: 1-505-368-5790
Phone: 1-800-383-0615
http://www.foutzrug.com/


"Foutz Trading Company was established in 1979 continuing a hundred
year tradition of trade with the Navajo people on the Navajo Indian
Reservation. The Foutz family, is one of the oldest trading families
on the reservation, is one of the largest distributors of quality
Navajo Arts & Crafts to the nation. Our headquarters are located in
the old Bruce M. Bernard building which was built in 1903 in Shiprock,
New Mexico."
http://www.foutzrug.com/about/

Online Catalog:
http://www.foutztrade.com/index.html




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HOPI
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Hopi Cultural Center
PO Box 67
Second Mesa, Arizona 86043
928-734-2401 tel.
928-734-6651 fax
http://www.hopiculturalcenter.com/

Artisans
http://www.hopiculturalcenter.com/artisans/

"Explore Walpi, located on First Mesa, is a historic village, with its
high-rise dwellings and beautiful sunsets. First Mesa villages are
recognized for fine pottery and Katsina dolls. The Hopi Cultural
Center is located on the Second Mesa, along with the villages
Shungopavi, Sipaulvi and Mishongnovi. Second Mesa villages are noted
for coiled baskets and Katsina dolls."

"In the villages of the Third Mesa, the women specialize in weaving
plaques and baskets of multicolored wicker. These have ceremonial
uses, and are also made for the craft market. Indeed, rarely is a Hopi
craft merely an attractive design executed in a particular style; all
depict something considered important to the maker."

Driving Directions:
http://www.hopiculturalcenter.com/directions/

"The Hopi Cultural Center is located on the Second Mesa. The Hopi
Tribal Offices are located in Kykotsmovi, just below Third Mesa. Upper
and Lower Moenkopi Villages are located about 45 miles west of
Hotevilla."

"From Flagstaff: Take Highway 879A North to Townsend-Winona street.
Turn right and proceed about 10 miles to Leupp road; turn left and
continue north another 31 miles to the Kykotsmovi turn off (just past
the Little Colorado River Bridge); continue north 48 miles to
Kykotsmovi on Third Mesa. Approximately 92 miles from Flagstaff."

From Tuba City: Take Highway 264 East approximately 45 miles to
Hotevilla on Third Mesa.

From Winslow: Take Highway 87 North approximately 60 miles to Second
Mesa turnoff.


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ZUNI
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PUEBLO OF ZUNI ARTS AND CRAFTS
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P.O. Box 425
Zuni, New Mexico 87327
Phone: (505)-782-5531
http://www.puebloofzuniarts.com/index.htm

"The Pueblo of Zuni Arts & Crafts is owned and operated by the Pueblo
of Zuni. The store is located about (40) forty miles south of Gallup,
New Mexico. The enterprise was established in 1984 and is located at
1222 State Hwy 53."

"For additional information regarding the Pueblo of Zuni Indian
Reservation, you can call the Visitor Center at (505) 782-4403."

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Zuni Craftsmen Co-op, Zuni, NM, 505-782-4425

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Zuni Village Trading Post, Zuni, NM, 505-782-4545



Other Trading Posts:
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"Southwest Indian Trading Posts" 
http://www.southwest-vacation-travel.net/native-american/trading-posts.htm

 Many on the list do not have websites. There are several Hopi trading
posts listed on the Second Mesa in Arizona.

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There are fifteen trading posts in the Zuni Pueblo, according to the
following article:

"The Zuni Pueblo."  
http://www.zuni.k12.nm.us/zms/Faculty/8th_Grade/520proj/demogr.html

"The Pueblo of Zuni is the largest of the nineteen pueblos in New
Mexico and is located in the western edge of the state. Zuni is
approximately thirty-five miles south of Gallup, New Mexico, located
in McKinley County, on the edge of the Colorado Plateau. The
reservation exists between 106 -112 degrees west longitude and 32 to
37 degrees north latitude."

" Although Zuni has some very talented and successful artists, the
majority of the artists make only one third of what their crafts sell
for in the stores. The fifteen trading posts in Zuni make the other
two-thirds of the wholesale price, and some even turn around and sell
jewelry supplies back to the artists. With the exception of the local
museum and the co-op, all the trading posts are non-Zuni owned."

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 I hope this information is helpful. Let me know if I can clarify
anything further. I will certainly help if I can.

umiat-ga


active trading posts +within Hopi reservation
+zuni trading posts
+hopi trading posts
+navajo trading posts

Exactly what I wanted. Some of these I knew about but most I'd not
found in my own searches. There were just too many hits whenever I did
it and I didn't have the time to narrow it down.