• Lizards in Southwest Native American Culture

    If you’re ever taking a stroll on a dirt path in Phoenix at night, if you pay close enough attention you can sometimes hear a faint twitchy scurrying sound around your footsteps. This is usually a lizard; one of the cold blooded creatures who adore the Southwest heat.  Although modern day Phoenix looks very different…

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