Glass-and-Sand

Futile musings of an old ghost

Tag: Sipapuni

  • Mesa

    Mesa

    Once you lived on the plain, there you greened the desert, built canals, grew corn and millet, looked after cattle. Then the conquistadores came, with their crosses and horses. You moved up to the mesas, where you could observe their moves, protect your families. You stayed, you are still there, a small, indestructible people, beautiful,…

  • Cherished Mesa, Legendary Sipapuni 8

    Cherished Mesa, Legendary Sipapuni 8

    The picture depicts Sipapuni, a village believed to be the hole in the sky above the lower world. The Black Mesa, an elevated region in Arizona, is of cultural and historical significance to the Hopi and Navajo peoples. However, it is also a contested area, with issues such as forced relocations and environmental exploitation by…