He told a story to his people after the long walk.
He said,
"My grandchild, the whites have many things which we Navajos need. But we cannot get them. It is as though the whites were in a grassy canyon and there they have wagons, plows, and plenty of food. We Navajos are up on a dry mesa. We can hear them talking but we cannot get to them. My grandchild, education is the ladder . Tell our people to take it."
I painted this to remember his words as if he just climbed down a ladder and was walking away. Those words ring true for all mankind .
I used a 1850 photo of Chief Manuelito as a reference. (there are very few of them ) I dont know who the photographer was.
Chief Manuelito education is the ladder
This is an acrylic painting on canvas 16 x 20.
Thank you for looking
