Oak Flat Sunrise, Apache Territory | Photograph by: Robby Romero

In the early morning, March 20th, before the sun rises, a mystical event signifies the equidistant lengths of day and night as Mother Earth’s axis maintains its perpendicular alignment with the Sun on Turtle Island. It’s the first day of spring marking the spring equinox. A time of reawakening and spiritual rebirth ignites a renewed sense of hope and a profound realization that all life is sacred and interconnected.