The Museum's mission is to advance and share the experience and knowledge of what has happened in the past and what this has meant for Native peoples today; to preserve the memory of those who died or suffered; to offer comfort, support, encouragement and understanding; and to encourage its visitors to reflect upon the need for dignity of, and respect among all peoples.
You are invited to explore this Virtual Museum at your leisure and visit us frequently.
ONLINE EXHIBITIONS INTRODUCTION SECTION
Online Exhibitions By Yagniza are related to her Personal Testimonies also at this site. This is a first time exhibit of a collection of her work. She is Navajo-Basque-Hispanic, was born, raised and lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is the Director of The Blue Spruce Way Art Studio. About her Studio, she said: "A way is a Navajo ceremonial. So I named my Art Studio after my favorite tree and a ceremonial. I specialize in quilting, photography and framing, collages, writing stories and whatever else pleases me. It is a place I can dream, imagine and wonder."
THE WITNESS
The Witness; Earth; Air; Fire; Water; The Hogan; The Descent; The Silhouette; The Ascent
THE HORROR
The Toad; Female Shame; No You Can't; Racial Profiling; The Media Lineup; Time to End Media Stereotyping; The Cage Won’t Stand Forever; Our World Diminished; Spilling the Beans
THE TURNING POINT
The Turning Point; The Flamenco Dancer; The Ego Revealed; Return from Exile; The Cave in the Canyon; Healing; It Isn't Personal; The Echo; Despair; My God Box; Hokam; Alchemy; The Matrix
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE
The Truth Will Set You Free; My Journey; The New Lava Flows; The Mirror
THE ATOM AND THE ALL
The Atom and The All; The Shadow Puppet; Reconciliation; Synthesis; The Luckiest of the Lucky; The Summit; Holocaust Woman
NATIVE ART: A Spiritual Journey
Bluejay Shield; Consecrated Raiment; Turtle Rattle; Turkey Prayer Fan; The Teacher; The Custodians of the Earth; The Long Walk; Celebrate Life; The Blue Spruce Way
CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS
My Family History; Career Day; Navajo History and Culture; Hispanic History; Native American Stories
GRIP ON REALITY
Hurting People Hurt People; Terror, Suicide, and Identity Trauma; Historical Unresolved Grief; Colonial Trauma; Global Status of Women; Child Abuse; Teenage Pregnancies; Threatened Peoples; Poverty; Mis-Education; Unemployment, Underemployment and Mis-Employment; Institutional Racism; Hate Crimes Today; The Broken Hoop; Language Variation and Cultural Stereotyping; Health; Gangs; Crime; Incarceration; Suicide; Substance Abuse and Mental Illness; Violence by Intimates/Divorce; Genocide; Better Dead Than Red; The Merry-Go-Round; Our Valor; Overcoming Fatalism; Evolution