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289 images Created 23 Nov 2008

These are photos I've made in Native American communities, mostly on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. There some travel features and issues related photos here.

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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: NIZHONI DAVIS, 2, from Ft. Defiance, AZ, watches the action at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: Spectators at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    NavajoHorseRace010.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank on the back of his GMC pickup truck to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: AJ RYAN STANLEY, a Navajo Indian living on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona, fills a 50 gallon water barrel with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post in Monument Valley, UT. Stanley and his grandfather make daily trips to the well for potable water because they don't have a domestic water supply at their homestead. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries  and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: ORLANDO CLY, a Navajo Indian living on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, fills 50 gallon barrels with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: GERALD BROWN, from Brimhall, NM, works out Lightning before riding the mustang in a one mile race at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation.  The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: DOMINICK WHITEHORSE, from Many Farms, AZ, works out with Joey before a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation.  The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: CONRAD WHITEHORSE, from Many Farms, AZ, rides "Buster" before a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation.  The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: ISIAH WHITEHORSE, 5, from Many Farms, AZ, walks Joey before his brother, Dominick, rode the horse in a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation.  The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    NavajoHorseRace004.jpg
  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: ISIAH WHITEHORSE, 5, from Many Farms, AZ, walks Joey before his brother, Dominick, rode the horse in a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation.  The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: JESSICA SMITH, 7, from Brimhall, NM, gives some grass to her mustang, Lightning, before the mustang was raced in a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation.  The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: DONAVAN FABER, from Navajo, AZ, puts a bridle on his horse before the horse was ridden in a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: CONRAD WHITEHORSE, from Many Farms, AZ, had a wide lead at the finish of a one mile race at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: Racers approach the finish line at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: The start of a two and a half mile race at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: Racers on the course of a two and a half mile long horse race at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: Racers KYLE BEGAY (left) on Cody and JONAH BEGAY on Therapist come into the finish line at the end of a two and a half mile long race at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road. Jonah Begay won the race. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: JONAH BEGAY on Therapist come into the finish line at the end of a two and a half mile long race at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road. Jonah Begay won the race.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: The start of the "Cowhand Race" at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. In the Cowhand Race, jockeys ride bareback for the first half, then saddle their horse, using a western style saddle, and complete the race in the saddle. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    NavajoHorseRace017.jpg
  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: Spectators at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- ST. MICHAELS, AZ: Jockeys DOMINICK WHITEHORSE, left, and JOHNNY GOLDTOOTH cross the finish line of the five mile race at a traditional Navajo Horse Race in the summit area of the Navajo Indian reservation about 10 miles west of St. Michaels, AZ. Whitehorse won the race. Traditional horse racing is making a comeback on the Navajo reservation. The races are run on improvised courses that vary depending on the local terrain. Use of saddles is optional (except in the "Cowhand Race" which requires a western style saddle) and many jockeys ride bareback. The distances vary from one mile to as long as thirty miles. Traditional horse races were common until the 1950's when they fell out of favor, but there has been a resurgence in traditional racing since the late 1990's and now there is a traditional horse racing circuit on the reservation. The race was organized by the Begay family of Steamboat, AZ and run on private land about three miles from a paved road.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: TANYA YAZZIE, 19, from Gallup, NM, practices her roping skills behind the chutes at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: A child waits to participate in the Grand Entry at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: A child waits to participate in the Grand Entry at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: A competitor's hands on her saddle at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: Navajo royalty at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: High school students from Red Mesa High School on the Navajo reservation wait to participate in the Grand Entry at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: IVORY DAHOZY, 4, and her uncle, BROOKS DAHOZY wait for the action to start at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: A student from Red Mesa High School on the Navajo Indian Reservation carries the American flag around the arena during the Grand Entry at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: SHAWNA BEGAY, a roper from Ganado, AZ, waits to compete at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: A detail photo of a boot and spur at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: A woman bullrider, right, gets some tips on riding bulls from more experienced men at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: The All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NavajoRodeo013.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank on the back of his GMC pickup truck to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank on the back of his GMC pickup truck to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank on the back of his GMC pickup truck to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank on the back of his GMC pickup truck to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank on the back of his GMC pickup truck to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, fills a water tank on the back of his GMC pickup truck to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, drives about 30 miles a day to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, releases water from his pickup truck into his home made irrigation system in Peach Springs Wash near Coyote Canyon. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, checks on the piping used in his home made irrigation system in Peach Springs Wash near Coyote Canyon. Tsosie has to haul water from his well to his home and livestock. He has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, checks on the piping used in his home made irrigation system in Peach Springs Wash near Coyote Canyon. Tsosie has to haul water from his well to his home and livestock. He has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, checks on the piping used in his home made irrigation system in Peach Springs Wash near Coyote Canyon. Tsosie has to haul water from his well to his home and livestock. He has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, drives about 30 miles a day to haul water from a well to his home and his livestock. Tsosie has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: MARK TSOSIE, 78 years old, a member of the Navajo Nation, release his sheep from their pens near his home. Tsosie's family is one of many on the Navajo reservation that doesn't have a reliable supply of potable water. He has been hauling water all his life. He started working for the railroad when he was 14 years old. His job was to haul water to the workers. Now retired and he's still hauling water except now he hauls it to his home and livestock. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: ANNIE TSOSIE does the dishes with recycled water in her home near Coyote Canyon, NM. The Tsosies don't have running water and have to haul water from a well to their home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: ANNIE TSOSIE does the dishes with recycled water in her home near Coyote Canyon, NM. The Tsosies don't have running water and have to haul water from a well to their home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: The water storage tank in the Tsosie home near Coyote Canyon, NM. The Tsosies don't have running water and have to haul it to their home from a well. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: ANNIE TSOSIE draws water from the storage barrel in her home. The Tsosies don't have running water and have to haul it to their home from a well. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: ANNIE TSOSIE does the dishes with recycled water in her home near Coyote Canyon, NM. The Tsosies don't have running water and have to haul water from a well to their home. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: Construction crews install water pipes on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Coyote Canyon. The project is a part of an effort by the tribe's government to bring potable water to the members of the Navajo Nation. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: KYLE GISHI, a member of a construction crew, installs water pipes on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Coyote Canyon. The project is a part of an effort by the tribe's government to bring potable water to the members of the Navajo Nation. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: CHUCK MORGAN, a member of a construction crew, installs water pipes on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Coyote Canyon. The project is a part of an effort by the tribe's government to bring potable water to the members of the Navajo Nation. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: KYLE GISHI, a member of a construction crew, installs water pipes on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Coyote Canyon. The project is a part of an effort by the tribe's government to bring potable water to the members of the Navajo Nation. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- COYOTE CANYON, NM: Water pipes ready to be installed on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Coyote Canyon. The project is a part of an effort by the tribe's government to bring potable water to the members of the Navajo Nation. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MEXICAN HAT, UT: The San Juan River as it flows through Mexican Hat, UT. The San Juan is one of the most important rivers on the Navajo Indian Reservation but the tribe has never been able to rights to divert adequate water from the river. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: AJ RYAN STANLEY, a Navajo Indian living on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona, rinses out a 50 gallon water barrel before filling it with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post in Monument Valley, UT. Stanley and his grandfather make daily trips to the well for potable water because they don't have a domestic water supply at their homestead. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: DALE HOLLIDAY waits for his grandson to fill a 50 gallon barrel with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post in Monument Valley. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: DALE HOLLIDAY, left, and his grandson, AJ RYAN STANLEY, Navajo Indians living on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona, fill a 50 gallon water barrel with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post in Monument Valley, UT. Stanley and his grandfather make daily trips to the well for potable water because they don't have a domestic water supply at their homestead. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries  and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around.  More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: AJ RYAN STANLEY, a Navajo Indian living on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona, fills a 50 gallon water barrel with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post in Monument Valley, UT. Stanley and his grandfather make daily trips to the well for potable water because they don't have a domestic water supply at their homestead. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries  and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: AJ RYAN STANLEY, a Navajo Indian living on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona, fills a 50 gallon water barrel with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post in Monument Valley, UT. Stanley and his grandfather make daily trips to the well for potable water because they don't have a domestic water supply at their homestead. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries  and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: ORLANDO CLY and his wife, MARIE CLY, Navajo Indians living on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, fill 50 gallon barrels with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: Navajo Indians from the Navajo Reservation get potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: MARIE CLY, a Navajo Indian living on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, pulls the hose out of barrels after filling 50 gallon barrels with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: MARIE CLY, a Navajo Indian living on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, pulls the hose out of barrels after filling 50 gallon barrels with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: LARRY ATENE, Navajo Indians living on the Navajo Reservation in southern Utah, fills a 400 gallon tank with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: LARRY ATENE, Navajo Indians living on the Navajo Reservation in southern Utah, fills a 400 gallon tank with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: Bucking bulls are brought into the chutes at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Cowboys behind the chutes at the seniors rodeo  during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. Slivers said he has been rodeoing since 1963 and was the 2002 bullriding champion for cowboys more than 50 years old on the Navajo reservation. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Team roping at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bronc riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Team roping at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bronc riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bronc riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bronc riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bronc riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bronc riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bull riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bull riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NavajoNationFair036.jpg
  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Bull riding at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NavajoNationFair037.jpg
  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: A traditional Navajo song and dance during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo. Traditional Navajo song and dance competitions are not as flashy as pow-wows and they are not as fast paced as the larger inter tribal pow-wows that take place during the fair.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: A traditional Navajo song and dance during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo. Traditional Navajo song and dance competitions are not as flashy as pow-wows and they are not as fast paced as the larger inter tribal pow-wows that take place during the fair.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Native American veterans of the US military perform a gourd dance during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo. Gourd dances originated amongst the Indian tribes in Oklahoma to honor those that served in the US military. They have since spread to almost every tribe in the country and are generally the first dance at a pow-wow.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Navajo children enter the arena before the "Wooly Ride" at the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo. The Wooly Ride, also called Mutton Busting, is a rodeo for children six years old and younger. The youngsters are set on a sheep which is then turned loose in the arena. Points are awarded for style and length of ride. Wooly Riding is extremely popular on the Navajo reservation, which has a strong cattle and sheep ranching tradition.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Men help a youngster get set for the "Wooly Ride" at the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo. The Wooly Ride, also called Mutton Busting, is a rodeo for children six years old and younger. The youngsters are set on a sheep which is then turned loose in the arena. Points are awarded for style and length of ride. Wooly Riding is extremely popular on the Navajo reservation, which has a strong cattle and sheep ranching tradition.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: The carnival midway at the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: The carnival midway at the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NavajoNationFair057.jpg
  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Team roping at the All Indian seniors rodeo, open to cowboys more than 40 years old, during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Cowboys behind the chutes at the seniors rodeo  during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. Slivers said he has been rodeoing since 1963 and was the 2002 bullriding champion for cowboys more than 50 years old on the Navajo reservation. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NavajoNationFair024.jpg
  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: A bucking bull runs into the corral at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 08 SEPTEMBER 2007 -- FT. DEFIANCE, AZ: Navajo children look at the bucking bulls at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    IndianRodeo102.jpg
  • 22 OCTOBER 2007 -- MONUMENT VALLEY, UT: ORLANDO CLY and his wife, MARIE CLY, Navajo Indians living on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, fill 50 gallon barrels with potable water at the well at Goulding's Trading Post near Monument Valley, UT. The well at Goulding's was first dug by Seventh Day Adventists missionaries and is the only source of clean, free water for miles around. More than 30 percent of the homes on the Navajo Nation, about the size of West Virginia and the largest Indian reservation in the US, don't have indoor plumbing or a regular supply of domestic water. Many of these homes have to either buy water from commercial vendors or haul water from public wells. A Federal study showed that the total cost of hauling water was about $113 per 1,000 gallons. A Phoenix household, in comparison, pays just $5 a month for up to 7,400 gallons of water. The lack of water on the reservation means the Navajo are among the most miserly users of water in the United States. Families that have to buy or haul water use only about 15 gallons of water per day per person. In Phoenix, by comparison, the average water use is about 170 gallons per day.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    NavajoWater032.jpg
  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: A Navajo women make fry bread at the fry bread contest during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Children on a midway ride during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Navajo children show their market lambs during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: Navajo children show their market lambs during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 SEPTEMBER 2004 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ: A Navajo women make fry bread at the fry bread contest during the 58th annual Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, AZ. The Navajo Nation Fair is the largest annual event in Window Rock, the capitol of the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the US. The Navajo Nation Fair is one of the largest Native American events in the United States and features traditional Navajo events, like fry bread making contests, pow-wows and an all Indian rodeo.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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