“Diné Bizaad (Apache Language)” Apache Series
12” by 24”
Mixed Media on Stretched Canvas
Original signed painting by Sonny and Lisa Moeckel in Collaboration with RKVR
This painting portrays a dynamic fusion of of past and present, illustrating Indigenous strength and idea in a contemporary style. The portrait by Sonny and Lisa Moeckel blends with RVKR’s abstract language inspired background.
Traditionally, Jicarilla Apache was an oral language. Like many Indigenous languages, it was passed down throughspeaking, storytelling, songs, and ceremoniesrather than writing. Thewritten formof Jicarilla Apache was developedmuch later, primarily through linguistic work done by scholars and tribal members aiming to preserve and revitalize the language. Today, the languagedoes have a standardized writing systembased mostly on the adaptedLatin alphabet.
“Diné Bizaad (Apache Language)” Apache Series
12” by 24”
Mixed Media on Stretched Canvas
Original signed painting by Sonny and Lisa Moeckel in Collaboration with RKVR
This painting portrays a dynamic fusion of of past and present, illustrating Indigenous strength and idea in a contemporary style. The portrait by Sonny and Lisa Moeckel blends with RVKR’s abstract language inspired background.
Traditionally, Jicarilla Apache was an oral language. Like many Indigenous languages, it was passed down throughspeaking, storytelling, songs, and ceremoniesrather than writing. Thewritten formof Jicarilla Apache was developedmuch later, primarily through linguistic work done by scholars and tribal members aiming to preserve and revitalize the language. Today, the languagedoes have a standardized writing systembased mostly on the adaptedLatin alphabet.
