Elmer Yazzie is a Navaho Christian who has been painting and teaching about art and faith for 35 years. The son of a reformed minister, he was born on the
Navaho reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico, and is a member of the "Where Two Waters Meet" clan. Yazzie's sixth grade teacher at Rehoboth Christian School recognized his artistic abilities and gave him some art supplies to begin him on his journey as an artist.
