Navajo Herbert Joe was born in the "Four Corners" region of Arizona. He grew up in a traditional environment, attending boarding school in Arizona and New Mexico. Mr. Joe graduated from Eastern Arizona College in 1980 and also attended Arizona State University.

Since he was eight years old, he has studied the craft of jewelry making. It is a family tradition, passed to him in part by his mother and his older brother, Haven. From the hundreds of entries at the Arizona State Fair in 1994, Mr. Joe won "Best In Show", a Bob Fink service appreciation award plaque and a blue ribbon with an amazing 10 pound Pictorial Concho Belt depicting the story of his life and experiences on the Navajo Reservation. He also won "1st Place in jewelry" and a blue ribbon with his "Navajo Secrets", a sterling silver and turquoise bubble bracelet with an original regional design.

In 1995, Mr. Joe won numerous awards for his work at the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico. Multi-talented, Mr. Joe has made thousands of pieces of jewelry in sterling silver and semi-precious stones.

He is now working with 14 Kt gold, precious gems such as diamonds, rubies, tanzanite and sapphires.

In August 2006, Mr. Joe won "1st place in jewelry" at the 6th annual Indigenous Peoples Art Market in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. He won with a spectacular sterling silver channel inlay bracelet with turquoise, jet, coral, and dumortierite laced with 14 kt gold. The inside of the bracelet honors and depicts the "Long Walk Of The Navajos in the 1800's".

Most recent awards include:

Mr. Joe is also a member of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association.

In his spare time, he enjoys painting and photography. He has created numerous ceremonial medicine boxes and feather fans for Native American Church services.