the stars know the age

of memories forgotten,

and erased.

Smoke from burning cedar purifies the land, the home, and the spirits of the Keres Indians of the southwestern Pueblo peoples. Previously christened as Santo Domingo by the Spanish conquistadors, the Pueblo renamed itself to Kewa Pueblo in 2009.

against bright silhouettes,

over golden blades of grass,

on territories unmarked,

unbound

i sought for home.

"People, seeing the beauty of this valley will want to stay, and their staying will be the undoing of the beauty." - Chief Niwot