His focus, he said, in telling these stories, is to remind his people, especially the youth, of their heritage. Our young people do not understand why things are done the way they are today. They don't realize that these things are appreciated around the world. I took it upon myself to interpret this so that they would understand what the people who lived upon the land before us meant with these images. Young people today are not getting the interpretations or stories - the legends that were told to us that we based our politics, religion and way of life on.
History is an important thing.
We must take the best qualities of the past and leave the rest behind. Born in Los Angeles, he moved to Arizona before he was three and attended the Fort McDowell Day School. After getting hurt while riding a half-broke horse, his grandparents brought him to live with them in Prescott. From Prescott he attended the Truxton Canyon Boarding School near Peach Springs. Later he attended Washington Traditional School in Prescott and Prescott High School.