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Starting at the top of the necklace, the clasp, and going down:

1) The medicine wheel clasp is platinum and 18 karat gold. The colors symbolize the unity of all people in the way The Creator expects.

2) Platinum chain represents the similarities that bind Native and all people of creation.

3) The yellow gold Apache Burden Basket represents the many attributes of the Apache way, the red enamel represents the “ Red Road”.

4) The yellow gold Hopi Sun Symbols represent acknowledgement of the Creator's wish for all living things to flourish.

5) The yellow gold and chrome pyrope garnet circle symbolize the Apache Shooting Star beliefs: when you see a shooting star an Apache is born, when a child is born life, begins with the Circle of Family. The Circle represents Creation, Respect, Tradition, and Harmony.

6) The yellow gold lighting bolts represent the Omaha Thunder Society Clan. This Clan encourages heroic spirit among its people and. keeps alive the memory of historical and heroic acts.

7) The 18.45, karat modified trillion cut rubelite tourmaline honors the Southern California Pala Mine and is the best example of United States mined and cut tourmaline.

8) The yellow gold Navajo Squash Blossom represents the Navajo's contribution to Native American jewelry design. It was this design that first made Native American jewelry popular.

9) The yellow gold Zuni Clusters represent the Zuni's respect for the Beauty of Nature and our direct relationship to all living things.

10) The yellow gold inner bezel contains four sections of four stones each. They are peridot and garnet alternating and represent the Four Directions, the Four Seasons, the Four Grandparents, and the Four Stages of Life.

11) The Comanche Morning Star consists of four trillion cut and one princess cut peridots. The Morning Star is reminder to thank The Creator for another day of life.

12) The Checker board briolette peridot gemstones represent when Mother Earth opens herself to us and gives us her gifts from within. In this case, the San Carlos mines