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Spirit of Water (Translation : Nib-ina-bek-we)
Navajo National Monument
Chinle, Arizona
Nibinabekwe: A Race of Water Spirits from Anishiabe folklore. Described by todays Navajo People as being shaped as mermaids, with human torso features and finned fish tails that walk on water.
Spirituality a World Without End in Paleo North America.
About the Photograph: The seasonal snowmelt flows through the Chinle Wash in North Eastern Arizona. A colorful mineral stain from cobalt & iron deposits depicts a moving “Spirit of Water” across the canyon entrance. Water itself being a living spirit to the Native American Peoples.
Accessed with a Navajo Trail Guide