Native American Drums

Why Buy a Drum From Us?

First We are committed to the EARTH

We build our Native American drums using Green, Ecological methods.  

We do not cut down any trees. Our rawhide does not poison the earth with chemicals.

Second, Customer Service #1 Priority

• We talk with you,

• We answer your questions. 

• We want to learn your stories and share our story with you.

• Every hand drum is unique. We play the drums for you to help you find the exact drum that speaks to you. We don't just sell you any old drum.
• We describe the appearance of your rawhide drum head. 

• We send you the exact same drum that that you heard. We take time for you.



Keith Builds every hand drum, powwow drum and sweat lodge hull from recycled cedar in our shop..  WE DO NOT USE MASS PRODUCED PRE-FABRICATED DRUM HULLS, which may not even been made in the USA!



Keith's Hand Drums are secured with 30 OR MORE LACES to keep rawhide head totally tight.  Our rawhide heads will never slip.

Keith use rawhide laces on all Native Drums, WE DO NOT USE SINEW LACES, which once stretched leaves your drum head forever loose and flat sounding. 



Do you want to buy an authentic Native American Drum?  Keith signs every drum and provides a Letter of Authenticity. Other drum makers sell "Native Style" drums and are NOT Native American at all.

Every week we receive calls from drum owners who have purchased drums some other company.  They have No One to answer their questions. Sometimes they want to know if their drum is authentic: they have no idea who made their drum.   Other times, their drum sounds terrible and they can't get the company to repair or replace their drum.  Ultimately these folks scrap the cheap drum and buy a new authentic Native American Hand Drum from us.  Unlike non-Native companies, we place customers first!

We are Tree-huggers. We Respect Mother Earth. We ask you to become a partner in our stewardship efforts. We believe that Native American Drums should be sacred instruments - from their construction in Keith's hands, to resting in Your hands, where they will carry your songs and prayers to Creator.

How Does Keith Little Badger Builds His Drums?

Keith Little Badger takes his logs to a small local saw mill to cut his boards to uniform thickness.  The boards dry in his planer shed.  Then Keith planes them to uniform thickness.

When Building Native American Drums, Keith Little Badger cuts both Drum Heads and Lace from Whole Bull hide, which is processed in an ecological way by an EPA Approved Tannery. 

We do not bleach or dye the hides as this will weaken them.  Our hides are air-dried because electric dyers also weaken the hide.

These natural Bull hides provide thick hide for Powwow Drums and thinner hide for Hand Drums.  Each drum head is unique! 

We use the scraps to make lace for the drums and our rawhide rattles.

WE WASTE NOTHING!

Our Philosophy about Rawhide We Use Domestic Cow Bull Hide on our Drums.  We have spiritual beliefs that prevent us from using wildlife.  Please visit websites below to understand our Philosophy.  Thank you.

We are committed to promoting

Native American culture.

Making drums is not a job, it is a CALLING for us.

We have donated or discounted drums to schools to help children learn about the REAL Indigenous People of this country, rather than allowing them to learn only from the biased stereotypes of "Indians" portrayed on television and in movies.

We have sponsored cultural events, like Hand Drum Competitions, to showcase the talent of Native American singers and drummers. We hope to educate the public about the Indigenous People and Culture of the United States by supporting the beauty of their traditions and songs.

We partner with groups of caring people who have found creative ways to use drumming to improve the health and quality of life of our Elders, and for people with diseases like Autism and Alzheimer disease.

We have helped sponsor Native American Powwow Drum Teams so that they can play at powwows and share this wonderful culture with the public.

We have donated drums to Drug and Alcohol Counseling Centers.

We have donated or discounted drums to Native Americans in prison so that they can practice their spiritual ceremonies. By doing this, we hope that Creator will guide them back to the good Red Road.

We have donated drums and our time to help build homes for victims of tornadoes, hurricanes and floods.

We volunteer in our community, at local food pantry, picking up trash on the side of our roads, removing downed trees from our neighbors' yards, and donating firewood.

We give presentations on Native American Spirituality at local churches.

We partner with wildlife rescue efforts, donating drums or giving discounts to horse rescue centers and support Wildlife Rescue Centers.