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Code talker
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Derrick Henry,Joseph Bruchac |
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during Wo… |
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Origin Legend of the Navaho Flintway
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Berard Haile |
Franciscan Father Berard Haile started out as a missionary among the Navajo in the early 1900s but during his decades of service became known for his extensive documentation of the Navajo language an… |
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The Mountain Chant
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Washington Matthews |
The Mountain Chant is a nine-day Navajo healing ceremony, one of several major rites undertaken only in winter. Aside from curing disease, it brings rain and invokes the unseen powers for general ben… |
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Language and art in the Navajo universe
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Gary Witherspoon |
A study of Navajo culture with a view to its philosophical underpinnings examines the dynamism and adaptability of the Navajo language, and the enduring relevance of ritual in the Navajo world-view. |
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