CLARK TENAKHONGVA

About the Artist

Clark Tenakhongva was born at Keams Canyon, Arizona in 1957 and hails from the village of Hoat ‘ve’la (Hotevilla), “Place of Cedars”, on Third Mesa. He is of the Rabbit and Tobacco clans, and spent his youth attending elementary and middle school on the Hopi reservation. After high school and college Clark joined the military and served in the U.S. Army for the next ten years. During his service, Clark married Ann Youvella, from Walpi Village on First Mesa. Together they have four children, Michael, Samuel, Carlene and SiMana.

Clark passionately follows the tradition of the Hopi, participating extensively in the kiva and village ceremonies and other related cultural and spiritual activities. Clark has been actively involved in tribal government and is currently employed with the federal government in the office of Veterans’ Outreach Services.

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