Sage Parsons, Dr. Wendsler Nosie Sr’s granddaughter, had her Sunrise Ceremony in Treasure Park on Mt. Graham in July 2021. After the Apaches were exiled from their ancestral homelands and imprisoned on the reservation, they were not allowed to access their sacred sites for their ceremonies. Naelyn Pike, Dr. Nosie’s eldest granddaughter, was the first Apache girl to have her Sunrise Ceremony on Mt. Graham in over 150 years. Her sister, Baase Pike, was the second, and Sage was the third. On the first day of the four-day ceremony, each camp – the girl’s family, and the godparents’ family – bring food to the sweat to feed the medicine man and others taking part in the ceremony. July 23, 2021.
Archival Giclee Digital Print
Felix Schooller True Baryta 310gsm
AR70
800 x 600
1100 x 830
