My final Earth Notes of the year aired recently. Click on the photo below to hear the story. You can also read more about Hopi Trails by continuing below. "Earth Notes" is produced by KNAU and the Sustainable Communities Program of Northern Arizona University. In 2007 I worked with the Village of Sipaulovi (2nd Mesa) …
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Earth Notes: Hopi Yellow-ware (KNAU)
My 3rd Earth Notes story aired recently. Click on the photo below to hear the story. Kwah-kway! Thank You! "Earth Notes" is produced by KNAU and the Sustainable Communities Program at Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ). The following is an excerpt from a forthcoming chapter I co-wrote with another Hopi Archaeologist, April Sewequaptewa. Portions of …
Earth Notes: Homolovi Turquoise (KNAU)
The following is a short piece that I wrote for the radio program, "Earth Notes", produced by KNAU and the Sustainable Communities Program at Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ). Hear the story HERE I wrote this for a couple reasons, one being that I have strong interest in turquoise and jewelry made from/with turquoise. But …
Paa’tuuwa’qatsi: Water is Life
The turquoise waters of the Little Colorado River just above the Confluence. The Grand Canyon landscape contains some of the Southwests most unique ecosystems of rivers, springs and riparian zones. These areas are home to many plant and animal species, some found nowhere else in the world, or that represent the last viable populations holding …
Walking The Line at Nayavu’waltsa: Preservation of a Cultural Landscape (Intro)
In the Hopi language, Nayavu'waltsa is a place name, meaning "Clay Gap Place" and refers to the region known as Black Mesa, located in Northern Arizona. This mesa of the high desert is a geologic uplift of the much larger Colorado Plateau which covers a large area of the 4 Corners region; Southeastern Utah, Western Colorado, …
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