About…

Born and raised on the Navajo Reservation, 25 years total as a child and adult. Various fits and starts at careers, Printing, Education, Retail, Nursing. […]

The Deep End

“He’s off the deep end” was about the worst thing she could say about someone.For years I thought I was safe in the shallows.Seemed to […]

Are you Navajo?

Ni’ísh diné?Uh, no. I’m a skinny white kid.I can see why you’dMake that mistake, though. Being asFar away from anything bilagáana as you can get.Fifteen […]

Haash Yinilye?

Haash yinílyé, ashkii? What are you called, little boy? As a young boy on the rez, I was called Scat. I don’t know whereI got […]

I Walk in Beauty

My dinétah friends had me thinking this morning about what has become a favorite prayer or affirmation for me. It comes from the Night Way […]