“Ang Kuk’tota: Along There, Leave Footprints”

On July 2, 2026July 3, 2026 By Lyle BalenquahIn Archaeology, Bears Ears, climate change, Colorado River, Cultural Landscapes, Cultural Preservation, Cultural Tourism, drought, Hisat'sinom, Hopi, Indigenous Archaeoloy, Indigenous Guides, Native Guides, River Guiding, rivers, Ruins Preservation, San Juan River, Southwest, springs,, Sustainability, Traditional Cultural Places, waterLeave a comment

Cover of "Rock Art: An American Story" The following short essay is one I recently contributed to the coffee table book, "Rock Art: An American Story", which features a selection of awe-inspiring images from photojournalist Stephen Alvarez, along with a number of essays from Indigenous authors and advocates. The photos and words do much to …

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Seeking My Center Place: Migrations through Science and Tradition

On March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 By Lyle BalenquahIn Archaeology, Bears Ears, Cultural Landscapes, Cultural Preservation, Hisat'sinom, Hopi, Indigenous Archaeoloy, Indigenous Guides, Native Guides, River Guiding, Ruins Preservation, Southwest, Traditional Cultural Places3 Comments

By Lyle Balenquah Third Mesa Tep'wungwa (Greasewood) Clan, Village of Paaqavi, Arizona. The following chapter appears in the volume, "Working as Indigenous Archaeologists: Reckoning New Paths Between Past and Present Lives". Edited by George Nicholas and Joe Watkins. (Routledge, 2024). “I know my story. But the only real, tangible evidence of the clans being here …

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