We were privileged to have a owner led tour of the trading post and view the saddles, dresses and costumes, jewelry, belts, rugs and other artifacts that the local Navajo entrust to Richardsons for safe keeping, bringing in their valuables and pawning them until future redemption for a nominal fee. Apparently neighborly theft is very much a Navajo tribal issue and this is the preferred way to store family valuables and treasures. Apart from pawn not for sale the trading post has an extensive collection of "dead pawn" (i.e. did not pay off their debt) jewelry, turquoise, belts, rugs, saddles and rugs that are for sale! Well worth checking out!
