A history of epidemics: Diné avoid epidemics, but fall victim to flu
After Hwééldi, the Navajos returned to the safety of the Four Sacred Mountains. They brought back four years worth of beatings, death, rapes, and kidnappings.
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A history of epidemics: In past, Navajos survived many epidemics. Spanish flu, virus pose danger
Hataałii adéíst’į́į́’ ííł’ínígíí said a deadly and unseen sickness known as ch’osh doo yit’iinii, or ha’t’ííshíí na’ałniihi, was born from the ashes of the mammals and reptiles that burned in the Australian fires in 2019.
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Decolonizing history: Diné, Italian artists partner to bare the truth about Columbus
Growing up in Dubuque, Iowa, AJ Goldman heard the same narrative about Christopher Columbus that was being taught in countless classrooms around the country.
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Hataali: Elders’ predictions of chaos coming true
Despite the plethora of issues that afflict the Navajo Nation, from substance abuse to the loss of language, hataalii and professor Avery Denny believes there is a remedy for all ills embedded in Diné traditional knowledge.
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Preserving identity: Youth see importance of keeping culture, language alive
The singing from Taylor Begay and his little brother Dylon Begay engulfed the gym at the Rock Point Community School and the audience was so moved loud cheers began.
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