My household and I not too long ago launched into a highway journey by means of the American Southwest, which is residence to dozens of Native American tribes, together with the Navajo, Hopi, Paiute, Pueblo and extra. We traveled from our hometown in Los Angeles to Kingman, Arizona; the Grand Canyon; Durango, Colorado; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Capitol Reef Nationwide Park, Utah; and at last, Las Vegas earlier than returning residence.
In whole, we coated greater than 2,000 miles bisecting arid deserts, magnificent canyons, purple clay plateaus, wildflower-dotted fields and a lot extra. As we hiked, walked, camped and explored, we had been in awe of the character round us—it was virtually inconceivable to not be. However we additionally made time to honor the Indigenous peoples in each space: those who had ties to the land lengthy earlier than it grew to become a state park, nationwide forest or beloved path—and