NavajoLand
A Native Son Shares His Legacy

Text and photography by LeRoy DeJolie (Navajo); foreword by Tony Hillerman; Arizona Highways Books; Phoenix, AZ; 2005; 80 pages; $12.95 paperbound

Reviewed by Debra Utacia Krol (Salinan/Esselen)

Photographer LeRoy DeJolie, whose expansive vision and extraordinary craftsmanship have graced the pages of Native Peoples, Arizona Highways and other publications for many years, has compiled a body of superlative work here focusing on his Native lands. Through his engaging text and breathtaking, intimate and earthy photographs, Dinétah, the land between the four sacred mountains that comprises the Navajo Nation, is lovingly delineated by DeJolie. NavajoLand is a tour de force by one of the finest photographers working in the Southwest today.

Buy this book for a friend who loves the deep canyons, rugged mesas and incredible people of the region, or just as a special treat for yourself.