Posts by Bella Davis

Posted on the door leading into the learning space in northeast Albuquerque is a sign that reads, “Bilagáana bizaad dooda.”   Underneath is a translation: “No English beyond this point.”  This is Saad K’idilyé, a “language nest” where Monday through Thursday, year-round, Diné children are fully immersed in Diné bizaad, the Navajo language. Director Warlance Chee…

Marcus Moquino sat behind a booth painting shoes with intricate, colorful designs, pausing occasionally to talk with shoppers on a bustling November weekend at Isleta Resort and Casino. In the next room over, other Indigenous artists tattooed clients as dance groups and bands performed. I was at the Indigenous Tattoo and Music Fest with a…