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NavajoLand: A Native Son Shares His Legacy
“Navajo photographer LeRoy DeJolie takes us to his Four Corners homeland and leaves us breathless with its magnificent scenery, hidden places, and many stories. … DeJolie compares creating photos to crafting raw silver and turquoise into fine ‘jewelry.’ In this comparison, his book is sterling.” — “… so well written that the reader will come away with a fine understanding of Diné worldview. It features spectacular photographs by Navajo LeRoy DeJolie …” — Patricia Etter "I put LeRoy up there with the very best." — the late Gary Avey, founder and publisher of Native Peoples magazine. “LeRoy DeJolie shoots the endless blue skies and striking red sandstone mesas of Navajo country with the eye of a photographer and the heart of a son.” — The Associated Press “NavajoLand is a tour de force by one of the finest photographers working in the Southwest today.” — Debra Utacia Krol, Native Peoples “His personal connection to Navajoland, where he was raised herding sheep and living in a traditional dirt-floored hogan, adds meaning to his indelible images …” — Dottie Indyke, Southwest Art |