Navajo Dawn, Little Colorado Gorge, AZ 2015
(1 in a multiple picture album)
This shot of the new sun on the Little Colorado River Gorge is taken through a Navajo shade house (cha'a'oh in their tongue). These 'houses' are simple structures used for shelter from the sun's heat by Navajo people living on the Colorado Plateau. They are used as living rooms, trading posts, road-side stands, and kitchens. In the summer, home life activities go from the house to the shade house.
Navajo Dawn, Little Colorado Gorge, AZ 2015
(1 in a multiple picture album)
This shot of the new sun on the Little Colorado River Gorge is taken through a Navajo shade house (cha'a'oh in their tongue). These 'houses' are simple structures used for shelter from the sun's heat by Navajo people living on the Colorado Plateau. They are used as living rooms, trading posts, road-side stands, and kitchens. In the summer, home life activities go from the house to the shade house.