Crown Dancers are mountain spirits who taught the Apache People the proper way to live. They appear during the girl's puberty ceremony. They should be given great respect. I thought long and hard before making this photograph available. However, it is such a powerful image that I wanted to share it with people.

Crown Dancers are mountain spirits who taught the Apache People the proper way to live. They appear during the girl's puberty ceremony. They should be given great respect. I thought long and hard before making this photograph available. However, it is such a powerful image that I wanted to share it with people.