New hogan at Bluff Elementary School

Under the direction of owner Larena Benn of Dine Resources, from Bluff, Utah, the Bluff Elementary School will have a new all cedar female hogan for ceremonial use. There will be a 10 a.m. hogan blessing on January 28, 2022. Workers on the traditional Navajo hogan include left to right/standing: Kendrick Jones, Elizabeth Jones, Cody Jones, Jonathan Stash, Toriano Jones, Shane Begay, and foreman Leroy Atcitty with hardhat. Sitting are Ramos Maryboy and Romeo Maryboy. Not pictured is volunteer Atsushi Yamamoto. Photo courtesy Andrew Gulliford.