Mark your calendar: November 11 and December 9. Those are the next two dates for Navajo rug auctions at Crownpoint, a dusty village of about 2,000 in northwestern New Mexico. The event, sponsored by ...

From shearing the sheep to spinning the wool to weaving the pattern, Navajo weaver Lola Cody spent almost two years making the rug that won Best of Show at this year’s Santa Fe Indian Market. She said ...

The rug looked almost plain, a furry, off-white blotch in a room otherwise filled with richly colored pieces. The intricate patterns of the dozens of other rugs in the fall auction at the Smoki Museum ...

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While stationed in Phoenix in the mid-1980s, I bought this rug for $500 from an officer whose mother wove Navajo rugs. The textile was made using natural yarns, which were hand-spun and dyed with ...

More than 550 distinct Native American Indian tribes call the United States home. Many are struggling to keep their unique history and traditions from being swamped by the tidal wave of American pop ...