Chris Edaakie
Zuni Nation

"I-Am-Going-
But-I-Shall-Return"
Project Description
Behind the Story
Media Assets
Chris' Links

"I-Am-Going-But-I-Shall-Return"
This area contains extra resources from "I-Am-Going-But-I-Shall-Return," the graphic story focused on the work of interdisciplinary artist Chris Edaakie and the School Healthy Lifestyles Programs located in Zuni Pueblo (pp. 5-17 in The Beginner's Guide).

Project Description: The Zuni School Healthy Lifestyles Program, founded in 1998, is a tribal program geared towards the education and prevention of type II diabetes among Zuni students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade...

Behind the Story: Mat Schwarzman wrestles with the nature of "art" after visiting one of the oldest continuous community sites in the Americas, Zuni Pueblo.

Media Assets: A peripatetic palaver of portrayals, portraits and provocations primed for popular perception and drawn from our research into Chris' story.

Chris' Links: Websites for Healthy Lifestyles Program Partners and general introduction to the life, culture and beliefs of the Zuni.

To make contact with the Crossroads Project, email us at info@xroadsproject.org