Black Mesa Cartography Map
In 2024 Tó Nizhóní Ání embarked on a media mission to create the Black Mesa region’s first ever cartography map. Created in partnership with Four Corners Mapping & GIS, this map is more than just a reference—it’s an invaluable resource for Black Mesa. This map will give viewers a glimpse into rural Black Mesa living, which navigates the region’s remote roads and visualizes interconnected water systems and the various overlapping boundaries to advocate for our rightful access to water.
Webinar: Black Mesa Cartography Map
Join us on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 12 PM MST for our first webinar of 2025 as we present the Black Mesa Cartography map. Tó Nizhóní Ání organizers will be joined by cartographer Anna Riling of Four Corners Mapping & GIS and 25th Navajo Nation District 4 Council Delegate Germaine Simonson to discuss the Black Mesa map and why this type of data is crucial for communities like the Black Mesa region. Register for this webinar at the link: rb.gy/8rzqr9
About Us:
Tó Nizhóní Ání, which we translate as “Sacred Water Speaks,” is a Diné-led non-profit organization from the Black Mesa region of the Navajo Nation. Rooted in protecting the water source of Black Mesa from Industry use and waste, we’re working to bring power back to our Diné (Navajo) communities impacted by coal. Tó bee iiná. Water is life. Learn more: www.tonizhoniani.org
Four Corners Mapping and GIS is a woman-owned business based in Durango, Colorado. Four Corners creates custom cartography for policy advocacy campaigns and print media, designs interactive web mapping applications and ArcGIS Story Maps, and produces geologic and topographic trail maps. Learn more: www.fourcornersmapping.com
Tó Nizhóní Ání will have 18×24 inch maps available to the public for a small donation to our organization. More information coming soon. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
