Kiliii Yuyan Photographer

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Left: Renee Charley picks female juniper berries to make ghost-beads. The berries are dried and then strung into necklaces. Junipers are an important part of Diné spiritual practice. Though the relationship is complex, the berries relate to the connection between the human and spirit worlds.

Right: Danielle Nelson holds her niece in the doorway of her family's modern hogan.

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