Journal

The goal is to achieve a “transference of knowledge.” Those are the words of Dr. Christine Ami, who coordinates the Navajo Cultural Arts Program at Diné College. Through the classes in the program, the college hopes to offer students the opportunity to not only gain an understanding of traditional skills but be prepared to teach […]
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Enoch Endwarrior has a mission on his mind: reconnecting Native people who grew up in urban areas as he did with their traditional culture. And he has a unique way of blending that traditional culture with the pop culture he grew up with through his art. That’s the backbone of his business, Reclaim Designz.

Enoch grew up in Albuquerque, raised in a non-traditional atmosphere. His mother...

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Eric Joe comes from a family of silversmiths, yet it was only two years ago that he found himself following in their footsteps. The experience of a spiritual awakening ignited the artist inside him. As he puts it, “I woke up and realized the power within me was able to change my life.”

That realization set him on a path to creating not only pieces of beauty, but pieces that could bring...

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Thanks to CNM’s new jewelry program, Devin Edison found the skills to become the first person in his family to work as an artist. As he puts it, CNM’s program gave him a “reboot”, allowing him to work his way into learning the techniques to create the pieces he does today.

Born and raised in Albuquerque, Devin’s family comes from Many Farms, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation. Though there...

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For Reginald Mitchell, “it’s something magical when you see the person who buys your work.” It’s been a long path to get to where he is today, with some twists and turns along the way, so he finds knowing that person will cherish his work and perhaps pass it down through their family very satisfying.

A fifth-generation silversmith who specializes in sand and tufa casting, Mitchell grew up...

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