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Done with his own soda, Michael Jennings Jr., 8, quickly tries to finish his grandmother's before she finds out. The family tries to watch what Michael eats and drinks, but he sneaks food when no one is looking.

The Razey household joins hands in prayer before dinner. Seated at the table are Michelle Razey, 28, center; her mother, Shirley, 49, left; her girlfriend, Candy Hollenbeck, 25; and Razey's two children, 3-year-old Misti and 8-year-old Michael…

In his room, Michael Jennings Jr., 8, dons his best rodeo clothes and pretends he is a professional bull rider. He wants to ride a steer next summer when the fair and rodeo come to Lamar.

'I wasn't ready to be a mother when I had Michael. I was more interested in partying, but now it's all changed. My kids are my life, and I'm trying to make it better for them,' said Michelle Razey, 28. Michelle lives with her two kids, Michael…

A torn American Flag flies over a snow-covered cemetery in Tuba, Arizona where Thomasina Nez's former partner, and Father to 5 of her children, is buried. Dispute over the 1.6 million acre tract of tribal land in northern Arizona became known as the…

Julio Almeida, 8, jumps off one of the rickety shacks that litter the backyard where he lives. Many say they didnt understand the details of the Freeze and didnt know its boundaries. Some people, including the Almeida family, who lives not far from…

The Bennett Freeze was hardest on the elderly and the sick. Life without electricity meant that sick people ? like the scores of Navajo who suffer from diabetes ? were unable to refrigerate their medicine. And badly ventilated stoves have led to an…

Irene George holds her Grandson, Ilandric Begay while her Daughter, Denise Almeida, holds her newborn, Leon Zepeda, as they celebrate a family birthday. No matter the hardship, Irene says Òour family is what keeps us together in the hard timesÓ…

Most homes on the Bennett Freeze lack water and electricity. A third of the residents haul water for themselves and their live stock while others resort to drinking well water that has been found in some cases to be contaminated by bacteria or…

Michael Alahe and Sarah Shaee, share a moment alone during a family gathering on the reservation. Unemployment on the Reservation is 65%.