"Orayvi sunset" Photograph by Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert - Originally published on the back dust jacket of Education beyond the Mesas (University of Nebraska Press, 2010)
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Orayvi sunset
Published January 11, 2012 Education beyond the Mesas , Hopi photography , Third Mesa Leave a CommentTags: Education beyond the Mesas, Hopi, Hopi photography, Hopi photos, Hopi sunset, Nikon D90, Oraibi, Oraivi, Orayvi, Third Mesa, University of Nebraska Press
Trails kept open at the Oraivi Footrace
Published August 1, 2011 Hopi Runners 1 CommentTags: american indian runners, Hopi, Hopi footrace, Hopi race, Hopi run, Hopi runners, Hopi running, Juwan Nuvayokva, Native American runners, Oraibi, Oraivi, Oraivi Footrace, Orayvi, Running
Oraivi Footrace (2009), Photograph by Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
This Saturday August 6, Hopi runner Juwan Nuvayokva and the village of Oraivi will host the annual Oraivi 8K Footrace and 2 Mile Fun Run and Walk. The 8K race will begin at 6:30AM. Be sure to arrive early if you intend to run but have not yet registered. And bring extra cash with you to buy coffee, breakfast burritos, and race t-shirts and mugs. Kwakwha’ to all those who keep our trails open by running in this event!
This way to Old Oraibi
Published November 13, 2010 Photography , Photos Leave a CommentTags: American Indian Studies, black and white photography, Hopi, Hopi photography, Hopi photos, Hopi Reservation, Native photography, Nikon, Nikon 70-300mm, Nikon D90, Old Oraibi, Oraibi, Oraivi, Orayvi, road signs, signs
Photograph by Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
Behind the camera at the Oraivi Footrace
Published April 18, 2010 Hopi Running , Photography , Photos 8 CommentsTags: 8K, American Indians, American Indians and sports, footrace, Hopi, Hopi culture, Hopi history, Hopi running, long distance running, Native Americans, Natives and sports, Nikon, Oraibi, Oraivi, Oraivi Footrace, Orayvi, photography, Running
Photographs by Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
For the past five years, Juwan Nuvayokva, an accomplished Hopi long distance runner, has organized the Oraivi 8K Footrace and 2 Mile Fun Run and Walk on the Hopi Reservation. Both races begin and end in the village of Oraivi on Third Mesa.
Last summer I received permission from Nuvayokva to take pictures of the Oraivi Footrace, which was held on August 9, 2009. When I arrived at the venue, I was informed that the person scheduled to photograph the race was unable to attend, and so the organizers designated me as the “official photographer” for the event.
Some of my pictures are posted on the Oraivi Footrace website, including other photos by George Silas and Lavanya Polacca. The above slideshow includes 41 of the nearly 1,800 photographs that I took of the race.
This year’s Oraivi 8K Footrace and 2 Mile Fun Run and Walk will take place on Sunday August 8, 2010. All individuals are encouraged to participate. There will also be a new race called the 1/2 Mile Kids Dash. For more information, please visit the Oraivi Footrace website at http://oraivifootrace.com/1.html
If you are pictured in the slideshow, and you would like a high-resolution copy of the photograph, feel free to contact me and I will send you the picture via email: sakiestewa@gmail.com
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
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