Arizona is home to 21 Native American Tribes. One quarter of the land is reservation or tribal land. The reservations have their own laws and judicial systems. They have a culture that is very rich in tradition.
This beautiful lady is the great-grandmother of the baby in the cradleboard. I received this picture after I posted the baby photo.

She is dressed in a traditional Navajo fashion. The Navajo Reservation is the largest in Arizona. It is in the northeast corner of the state. They are known for their beautiful weaving, I have already written about the sheep they raise to get the wool. Arizona has several turquoise mines, and the Navajo people are also know for their turquoise and silver jewelry. This women is wearing fine examples of both.
She lives in a traditional home called a hogan. It is made of wood, and has one room The door facing east so she can wake
in the morning and greet the rising sun.
She lives in Monument Valley.I have been to the reservation,
houses are very few and far between.
I can't imagine what it must be live such a life, so quiet and peaceful,. To wake up and see this view, not knowing about the troubles of the rest of the world. To me it seems like heaven.












































