Arts

It was clear that something had changed at the Santa Fe Indian Market’s Native Cinema Showcase.

Much to his surprise, Emanuel Webb’s Facebook page blew up last fall when he started posting short homegrown videos of himself telling old-school rez stories.

The house lights were lowered and the curtains opened as the “Applause” sign lit up for the opening of the first ever Rez Night Live on July 5, an evening of comedy skits, a weekend news update and musical guest.

A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, she is the first Native American poet to receive the distinguished literary honor.

Ever since textile collectors discovered Navajo rugs about 150 years ago, the most desirable have sported the muted colors obtained by natural dyes and the greys and browns of undyed wool, with the possible exception of bright splashes of cochineal red.