Exploring My Navajo Traditions

Yá’át’ééh! WELCOME to my blog! I thought, this would be a great way to reveal my Navajo Traditions. I see this blog as a way to revitalize my traditions, helping my brothers and sisters who seek to keep their Navajo Traditions alive. The expression of my blog is, "Why not LEARN IT, DO IT, & POST IT?" I want to share this with EVERYONE. So, please, feel free to explore with me! Ahéhee’!

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I am Miss Navajo Nation 2017-2018!

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First of all, thank you to those who follow my blog! Second, I would like to announce something to you all! I am in the running for Miss Navajo Nation 2017-2018! Competition will be held during the Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock, Arizona on September 6-9, 2017.

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Hey where can you buy some of those ing for the blue corn mesh epically the juniper ash

If you visit the Navajo Nation, there are people who sell them. Or you can go by my blog post on How to Make Juniper Ash. I'm not aware of any vendors who make and ship them to customers.

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Hey there! I absolutely love your blog! I've always been fascinated by Navajo culture but sadly living in the east coast provides me with little resources to learn. Keep up the good work and best wishes!

Thank you! That means a lot to me! 😄

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What are your clans?

Hi! I just posted a blog regarding your question! Take a look and thanks for the question! If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate. Ahéhee'!

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Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting in awhile! Anyway, I'm barely getting to your questions. This picture is to answer one of the questions asking what my Navajo clans are. As a Navajo, we all have FOUR clans that we carry on through generations. It is taboo in Navajo culture to marry someone who has the same clans as you. But, nowadays, young Navajos do not follow this tradition. I, personally, have great respect for this tradition. Knowing my clans give me knowledge of where I come from, where my roots originated as a Navajo woman. It gives me a sense of K'é (relations) and allows me to greet other Diné (Navajo) on how they are related to me. Below, I give you the English translation of the picture above: 1. Red House Clan (Mothers' first clan) 2. Coyote Pass Clan (Fathers' first clan) 3. Bitter Water Clan (Maternal Grandfathers' first clan) 4. Under His Cover Clan (Paternal Grandfathers' first clan) Thanks for reading!

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When one of your co-workers' child makes your day every time. I feel honored that this child looks up to me so much. #WorthTheJob #HopiDora #Sabotage

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Confetti on crack. #siena #piazzadelcampo

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#navajonationfair #missindiannau #turquoise #coral #silver #navajo The most hashtags.

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Navajo recipes

I found the roasted blue cornmeal in Cameron :)...but I do prefer to roast it myself: check out this website, I explain how to do it:

http://navajorecipes.com/corn/roasting-corn/

you'll also find some background info about juniper ash that is not so well known - enjoy!

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Village of Deir Qaddis, Ramallah 2004

A Palestinian woman grieving the loss of her land as Israeli occupation forces bulldoze her property to make way for the building of the Apartheid Wall.

Photo by Abed Qusini

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Paiute elder rescues language near extinction

When Ralph Burns returned to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation after a three-decade absence in 1997, he discovered only 71 people of the 1,700 residents could speak Paiute.

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Me in Contemporary and Traditional outfits! :)

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My Navajo hair bun. Shitsiiyééł.

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My friend and I sporting our Navajo moccasins.