Shiprock, Bears Ears and Sacred Geography

Shiprock is a dramatic 7,177-foot-high rock mountain located in northwestern New Mexico about 20 miles southwest of the town of Shiprock. Geographically speaking, the rock reveals the exposed neck of a long vanished volcano that erupted over 30 million years ago and is easily recognized from a distance for its towering profile. To the Navajo …

Garden of the Gods, A Legend

This Native American legend of the Garden of the Gods was compiled a half century ago by Ford C. Frick, and placed on file at the Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado: “In the nestling vales and on the grassy plains which lie at the foot of the Great White Mountain that points the way to …

One Nation Film Festival

I’m thrilled to be the Photographer and Website Coordinator for the One Nation Film Festival (ONFF) which will be an annual event held in Colorado Springs, CO beginning in 2016. The festival will focus on Native American and global indigenous issues through Narratives, Documentaries and Student Short Films. ONFF consists of a variety of subjects …