was the earliest person known to have been given credit for creating the first permanent sandpainting, the origin of who was the first to discover and create this art is generally given to the Navajo community as a whole. They were the first to introduce it and create different abstract paintings with their artistic talent and creative minds. Sandpaintings were created to be used during healing ceremonies, where it was believed that the individual that was being cured would receive better treatment and would have a connection with the Spiritual world, where they would receive help in multiple different forms and not just one. The belief and idea that sandpainting truly worked, embarked on the beginning of the popularity of sandpainting, spreading it through multiple different tribes and cultures. The process and belief would live on for multiple generations, teaching all those who came into the Navajo tribe and those who merely wanted to be educated on the wonders of the Navajo culture. The process and creation of the Navajo sandpaintings is an extensive process and ritual that must strictly be followed. If in any case, the order and ritual are done incorrectly, the ritual must start over until done