Note Card Öntupqa Grand Canyon - Gerald Dawavendewa

The artwork depicts layers of time and changes in the canyon from ancient spiritual beings to prehistoric people from 12,000 years ago to the contemporary Havasupai (Havasu' Baaja) people who now call the canyon home. A Havasupai woman stands upon the canyon's rim holding a prayer feather, blessings for all life. Below, the Colorado River flows, bringing life-giving water. Canyon walls rise upward, forming an ancient T-shape doorway found in pueblo homes and symbolizing the connection that pueblo people still have to this sacred place.

The Grand Canyon, located in northern Arizona, is one of the largest canyons on Earth, measuring up to 18 miles (29 km) across at the widest and a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters). The canyon carved by the waters of the Colorado river extends the canyon to 277 miles long (446 km).

NC Öntupqa Grand Canyon - Gerald Dawavendewa Hopi & Cherokee

• They use 60 lb. cardstock with a gloss coating. The Interior is matte for easy writing.

• Measures 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.78 cm) when folded.

• Printed with smear, fade, and water-resistant pigment ink.

• Includes information on the artwork, the indigenous culture that inspired it, and a biography of the artist.

• Packaged in a resealable sleeve, envelope, and sticker.