Denali G.

Denali, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, resides on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base, CA. He has been featured in children’s art galleries and has been involved in art classes since preschool. He is an avid reader, and has shown a particular interest in STEM, planting science and preservation. He actively explores his cultural heritage through urban American Indian programs and is learning traditional Powwow practices.

The boy is laying down on the ground because he is apart of the earth and everything around him. The corn stalks and the pumpkins represent sacred food. The city and the reservation are pictured with the backdrop of the sacred sunrise. Shining eagle feather sun rays are on the land with heart blessings. Everything is related on earth, in the picture. “We are a part of the earth.” – Denali G.