Portrait exhibit shows Natives are 'still here,' subjects say

(Courtesy photos – Heidi Laughton)

TOP: Eli and Trina Secody pose in front a teepee on Trina’s grandmother’s land on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. This photo is included in Heidi Laughton’s “Spirit of the Hawk Eye” photo exhibit.

MIDDLE: Navajo Word of the Day creator Byron Shorty poses for the camerao. The photo was included Heidi Laughton’s “Spirit of the Hawk Eye” photo exhibit, which is now traveling the states.

BOTTOM: Eagle dancers Aledean Joe Nastacio and Raydean Johnson are both a part of the Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers dance group that consists of four generations of family dancers.