Vanessa Bowen is a Diné (Navajo) artist and graphic designer based in Albuquerque, where she’s been isolating with her partner and two children.
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Definitions
Dinétah: Homeland of the Diné (Navajo) people; “among people” or “among Navajo people”
Walatowa (Mąʼii Deeshgiizh - Navajo): Homeland of the Hemish (Jemez) Pueblo people