Joaqlin Estus

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Navajo Land, Navajo Nation, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Utah, Four Corners Monument, Traditional Foods, San Juan River, Petroglyphs, Native American History, Native American Travel, Native American Travel Destinations, Sand Island, Comb Ridge, Cliff Dwellings, Butler Wash Petroglyph Panel, River House, Goosenecks State Park, Valley of the Gods, Bears Ears National Monument, Sacred Sites, Native American Sacred Sites, Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump Highway, Navajo Parks and Recreation, Rainbow Bridge National Monument

By Joaqlin Estus
Jun 4, 2021

Donlin Gold in May 2021 announced it would be continuing its exploratory drilling near Crooked Creek in western Alaska. Shown here: Donlin's base camp. (Photo courtesy of Donlin Gold).

By Joaqlin Estus
Jun 2, 2021

Visitors watch as Pollen Trail Dancers perform a traditional dance at the Landmark and Tribal Medallion near Mather Point at the Grand Canyon in 2011. The number of visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona fell from 6 million in 2019 to 2.9 million in 2020, the biggest drop of all the national parks. Tribes and tribal citizens manage tours, create and sell art, and operate hotels, restaurants, and gift shops. (Photo by Michael Quinn, National Park Service)

By Joaqlin Estus
May 28, 2021

HOOLIGAN FISH - Some of the four or five dozen people dipnetting for eulachon fish under the Seward Highway bridge over the Twentymile River 37 miles outside Anchorage, Alaska, on May 18, 2021. (Photo by Joaqlin Estus, Indian Country Today)

By Joaqlin Estus
May 21, 2021

Unangan, WWII, Funter Bay. Mother and daughter. Image titled “nara_207247_m”: National Archives and Records Administration, NARA-207247-M (JE Note: Photo of Aleuts (Unangan) being transported from Pribilof and Aleutian islands to camps in SE Alaska during WWII. Presumably this is aboard the USAT Delarof).

By Joaqlin Estus
Jun 15, 2021

"Today, I accompanied my 13-year-old son, Christopher, as he received his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Gallup Indian Medical Center vaccination site. This is an opportunity for families to receive the vaccine together, if adults have not done so already,” Nez said. “The vaccines are effective and they are key to overcoming this pandemic. Community immunity is our goal here on the Navajo Nation. Please continue to wear masks, get vaccinated, practice social distancing, wash your hands often, and avoid large in-person gatherings.” May 13, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Navajo Nation)

By Joaqlin Estus
May 17, 2021

This design by Fox Spears, Karuk, is based on a "people sitting around a fire" 1937 basket design by Dora Davis of California. It is one of five works picked for a Wells Fargo credit card design. (Photo courtesy of Wells Fargo)

By Joaqlin Estus
Nov 15, 2020

Free COVID-19 mobile testing sites have been available in Choctaw, Miss. One in 10 members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians)

By Joaqlin Estus
Nov 10, 2020