This picture is not meant to be any particular tribe or nation, but the sentiment it represents has been faced by many of the younger generations of Native Americans.
A young woman riding bareback atop a hill looks down on the valley that has been her home. She holds a document in her hand - a diploma, a job offer, a certificate of marriage - that she knows will change her life forever and will take her away from the home of her people.
An eagle is atop an old tree in the foreground of the picture ready to bring her prayers for help in her new life to the Creator. She hopes seeing the eagle will assure her prayers will be answered as is the eagle's symbolic purpose in most Native American cultures.
This picture is framed with the set
Southwestern Quiltables.
