At Window Rock there was a mother photographing her daughter in honor or her 8th grade graduation (which is a big thing here). They have a big celebration in honor or pre school graduation, kindergarten graduation, 8th grade graduation and then high school graduation...................They are way into "education"...........

I asked if I could photograph her as well and they were really gracious about letting me do it. All girls wear the ceremonial mocassins that go up the leg to the knee.....always a lot of jewelry!! and the dress is a "rug dress"............most often a relative weaves the dress beginning with shearing the sheep, carding and making the wool into yarn and then weaving the dress............they are expensive to buy.