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Navajo Nation Health Foundations was run in Ganado solely by Navajo people. In expressing identity in the medical community, the Navajo Nation took advantage of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act to create the Navajo Health Systems Agency in 1975, being the only American Indian group to do so during that time. [1]
Native American pieces of literature come out of a rich set of oral traditions from before European contact and/or the later adoption of European writing practices. Oral traditions include not only narrative story-telling, but also the songs, chants, and poetry used for rituals and ceremonies.
A Radiant Curve is the sixty-fourth part of a collection of over eighty books in a series called SunTracks, first published in 1971. [5] A Radiant Curve explores Tapahonso's past to tell poems filled with Navajo culture that describe the beauty in everyday life, Navajo traditions, and the importance of family.
Newell aims to create more cultural authenticity in the wellness space. Navajo breath-work facilitator Deoné Newell aims to decolonize wellness Skip to main content
She grew up on the Navajo Nation and in Northern California, and has incorporated Diné (or Navajo) elements into her wellness work. Newell aims to decolonize the wellness space. “Colonizing is ...
In every Navajo-to-English conversion, there are at least 10 different ways to translate a sentence or meaning. I decided that in some situations, translations could not be direct or literal, so I ...
Storytelling falls under the umbrella of broader oral traditions and can take either the form of oral history or oral tradition. [9] The difference between the two is that oral history tells the stories that occurred in the teller's own life while oral traditions are passed down through generations and reflect histories beyond the living memory of the tribal members. [9]
Some Navajo Indian legends are staples in literature, including The First Man and First Woman [54] as well as The Sun, Moon, and Stars. [55] The First Man and Woman is the story about the creation of the world, and The Sun, Moon, and Stars is the story about the origin of heavenly bodies.