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by Shane Brown
Built similar to a pyramid, the Male Hogan was the first structure modeled after the animals.
The traditional teachings say... long ago, when ou...
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by Shane Brown
There's an old Navajo teaching about protecting the innocent.
At the core of this teaching is the philosophy that all Diné are equals.
Even tho...
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When they got to this place... they wept.
They prayed.
They offered corn pollen.
And some of them ate the dirt.
In this video we learn about our Na...
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by Shane Brown
In this video we stop at Monument Valley.
Made famous by the many movies that have been filmed here... But to many of our Diné, it is home.
Wal...
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by Shane Brown
In this video, Wally teaches about the philosophy of Walk in Beauty.
According to the traditional beliefs of our Diné… this is the purpose of li...
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Our Diné have a very special ceremony when boys and girls transition. The ceremony for boys is different from the one for girls.
In this video W...
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In this week’s video Wally teaches about the traditional teachings on work.
How the elders used to encourage the ability to work early on.
They wo...
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In the culture of our Diné it was important to conduct yourself in a manner that reflected what our people believed.
Navajo Historian Wally Brow...
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Among our Diné (Navajo Tribe)... There are many clans. Clans are groups of people who became Diné.
There are the original four clans then the ot...
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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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The legends say... turquoise is meant to remind us of our existence in the Blue World. The Blue World is the second in the teachings of the four ...
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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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