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by Shane Brown
In the traditional way our Navajo people learn at a young age about the Holy People.
These teachings are only taught in the sacred ceremonies ...
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by Shane Brown
Real Navajo History vs. Fake History.
It is important to know your history… the real history. It has to be correct.
Today there is information ...
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“iiná” Movement is life.
The third sacred direction… West is life or movement.
Previously we discussed the direction East (Thinking), and South...
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The four sacred directions and the sacred number four are followed when planning.
Planning in the traditional way requires us to look into the n...
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The idea of “Fundamental Law” is not very well understood. The teaching of Fundamental Law is a difficult one.
In this video Navajo Historian, W...
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Yikáíí YizhchĮ́ (Fundamental Law) The law that sets all other laws.
The law the Holy People live by. The law the cosmos exists by. The law natur...
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In this week's video… Wally teaches about time.
How time is divided up into the different parts of the day and into the evening.
Wally also tea...
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You’ll see in the video, Navajo Historian, Wally Brown refers to the “Hero Twins” as the “Two Boys”.
He does this because the two boys are not a...
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The thing that anthropologists miss is the peaceful philosophy of Our Diné.
It’s true our Diné were a warrior society. But to live the philosoph...
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In this video, Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about passing down Oral history and the code of honor it requires.
The word “Da Jiní” is jus...
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Our Diné share these to teach and remember where we come from and who we are.
But, there is a problem. One story covers the progression from the...
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This week Wally teaches about the first world. The place where all life began.
We had a question a few weeks ago about the color black ...
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