Eric Kee

One of our hosts while we were in Tuba City was Eric Kee. He is an original native of Tuba City and when he was young he attended the boarding school where we worked. In addition to working for Amizade, our host organization, he is an artist and a craftsman. He displayed some of his works for us one evening after dinner. You can also see samples of his work at his website (click here).

There is a profile on Amizade’s home page that provides a biography for both Eric and his wife Tracy which reads:

“Eric and Tracy have been working with Amizade since fall of 2007. Eric is full Navajo and born in raised in Tuba City, AZ. Tracy is from Tennessee and has lived in Florida, Alabama, and Arkansas. Eric and Tracy both attended Harding University. While studying at Harding, they were both drawn to Florence, Italy, where they met and worked from 2002-2007.

Eric and Tracy both share a serious passion for cross cultural exchange and learning through service, thus making them fitting site directors. When not working with Amizade service groups, they own and operate a an art gallery in the Verde Valley that hosts many works of Native American art by Eric. They are proud parents to their little boy and love exploring the beautiful Northern Arizona region.”

The last sentence is not completely correct as while he was with us in Arizona, Tracy was in their new home in Arkansas, nine months pregnant. Two days after he returned home from hosting our trip they became the proud parents of two little boys. Eric is an example of one of the kind and truly decent people we met among the Navajo.