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A Maker’s Mark

uring his childhood in Window Rock, Arizona, noted knifemaker Atsatsa Antonio developed a profound connection to his Navajo heritage. “I grew up going to ceremonies, hearing the language, having a very deep interaction with the Navajo philosophy and the Navajo way of life,” the 27-year-old artisan says. “The fundamental way of life is a search—the active, conscious

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