Long before factories manufactured denim for blue jeans, clothes were made from animal hides treated with emulsified oils and wood smoke. Animal brains were a popular source for the emulsified oils, ...

SAGINAW, Minn. -- Dave Risdon picks up a palmful of deer brain and plops it in a blender. He adds a little warm water and caps the blender. Then he fires it up. "I start with 'stir' and then I do ...

Sitting Bull College at Fort Yates is offering two bison hide brain-tanning workshops though its Bison Education program. The traditional method of hide tanning is both a cultural experience in ...