By Jeannette Rivera and Echohawk Lefthand Living in the Four Corners region of the southwest United States, we are surrounded by the vast and beautiful scenery of mesa bluffs and multicolor sunsets. Over time, however, we often become so accustomed to these nearby landscapes that we no longer “see” them. But as a group of local Navajo youth recently learned, there is a great way to rediscover the astonishing beauty of this high desert area: on a bike. On June … [Read more...] about A Three-Day Journey of Self-Discovery
Tools to tell a tale: Workshop participants use a new medium for an age-old activity
Derrick Lameman, 9, the youngest participant in the March 18 digital storytelling workshop, explains his video to presenter Brenda Manuelitoof nDigiDreams, a consulting and training company from Santa Fe. Derrick and his older brother Patrick, 12,collaborated on a video about their grandmother. By Cindy Yurth Tséyi' BureauThe Navajo Times25 March 2010 RED MESA, Ariz. - So far, Donovan Nakai's video is looking more like a sci-fi shoot-'em-up than a plug for wellness. It features Nakai … [Read more...] about Tools to tell a tale: Workshop participants use a new medium for an age-old activity