The Gallup Flea Market isn’t just a place to find bargains—it’s a living, breathing cultural institution that offers a genuine glimpse into the heart of northwestern New Mexico. For visitors, it’s an ...

Manuel Heart, 64, has spent half his life guiding the Southwestern tribe of 2,000. Though it's time to hand over the reins, there are still fights ahead.

Navajo weaver Roy Kady will give a talk at 6 p.m. today at the National Museum of Wildlife Art as the exhibition “A ...

At its roots, The American Southwest, from Fin and Fur Films, is a natural history documentary. “I’m a wildlife guy,” says ...

What would happen if a book of spells came to life? Find out at San Juan Circus’ aerials and acrobatics shows on Friday, October 31. The Young Professionals of Durango will host its annual “Falliday ...

The Trump administration has targeted the country’s 37 tribal colleges and universities, many tucked in rural corners of the Midwest.

Mona Laughing, a third-generation Navajo artist and award-winning master weaver from Crystal, New Mexico, was this year’s ...

For Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Up First newsletter is recognizing the work NPR's member stations do to uplift Indigenous ...

In June 2023, as part of his material research for an exhibition at, Diné (Navajo) artist Eric-Paul Riege visited Brown’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology to ...

Textiles, although temporarily dethroned by oil painting from the top of the hierarchy of Western art, remained highly prestigious right through the Renaissance in Europe, and they have remained so ...

For Lois Becenti, weaving has been both a livelihood and a way of life for six decades.

TONALEA, Ariz. — Victoria Benally has lived in a shack on the Navajo Nation for most of her life. It's one room with dirt floors covered by scraps of carpet, a door that doesn’t fully shut and thin ...