Kiliii Yuyan Photographer

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Left: Diné women carry on a number of important and renowned craft traditions, including basketry and weaving. Renee Charley spins yarn using a drop spindle, as a baby naps in his cradleboard.

Right: Siblings sleep in their cradleboards for a quiet moment inside their family's hogan on the Navajo Nation. Although cradleboards are ancient, they are still in common use by Diné.

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