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tellowheir, Marvin
Bahane': Naaki Gone' Yiltsiligii II fp
Grandfather Stories: Volume II.
Rough Rock Demonstration School, AZ. Navajo
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Department-of Education, Washington,. DC.
(ISBN-0-936008-25-3.
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Multilingual/Bilinijual Materials (171)
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ABSTRACT
At one time "all Navaho stories were .handed down from
generation to gendrition by word of mputh. Some stories were recorded
and then trnsalated into English. In the process of translation, the
stories often times lost their meaning. To avoid this, the second
volume of."Grandfether-Storift," whichliere told by elders living in
thc vicinity of Rough Rock and Ilack mountain, has Inch written in
Na#aho and then translated into English. The'sit stories, which may
,be used for supplemental reading metetial, are about game animals
that were taken from the people, the antelope hunt, an escape from
the Spanish, a close encounter
with wolves, cattle,%and atsnowestoim.
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NAAKI GONIVNILTS'AS
Volume
ACilEli BAHAISM'
Grandfather Sjories
Navaho and English Versions
Written by .
MARVIN YELLOWHAIR
Illustrated, by
FRED BIA
English Editing by
STEPHEN WALLACE
Typist, Navaho. and English,
REGINA H. LYNCH
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Published by
MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Rough Rock Demonstration Shool
Star Rouie 1
Rotigh Rock, Arizona 814.0/
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The Agtivity which is the subject of this publication was supported in
whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education, Title IVB of the
Indian Education Act. However, -the opinions expressed herein do not
necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Educa-
tion and no official endorsement by U.S. Department of Education
should be inferred.
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FORENVOilD
badahaneVg
naaltsoos hadilyaaigii ei naaki gone'
yilts'ifigil are, Avheii Bahane' wolyeego:
ei Bilagaana k'ehjl
tiftsC
tleiya hadilyaa. 1)11
yaa
akodinooziii.
Bada-
hane' shjj v66 adahay61 nidi doo kilts°
naaltsoos bik'i n11'nlif da. La' naaltsoos
hik'i. nidaas'nil nidi t'66 ch'idaasvinigo
Dine d66 Bilagiana
hadadilyaa (166 Bilagiana k'ehji anidaal-
k'ehji hadilya. 1-1ast61 d66 saanii ei
nathos'a'ji
hadahane' nilei
yaago el agh 'flag° hadadilyaa, CI bpitgo fah-
06 r.66 nidahodeeshglizh nahalingo dahane'. Via Dine k'ehjl adaalyaago ei
fireego hane' naaltsoos bik'i ni-
keedahlivinigli. Teas iiikji adahooviidigii
reiyit iiyisii baa fme'. La' shii ei hane' vats
allvidge nails deiivehigii adaaVe. Bee bit
clalioone'go via yeedaalniihigi aveego
backhane'. I)oo ei haa'igi naaltsoos bik'i
k'ad inda akot'eego filyaa.
sinil da
ei niasg66 t=ail deiiVeeh
Badahane'4
claa'nil.
Aid66 time Opp dah naazhjaa'goO Via
attip fireego Viedoo le'e yaa dahalne'.
ireego
Nihizaad afc16' Via afts'isigo
,dooleef. Dine ba'filchiini Via
bee yfideiilltig.
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ninalneellitgo dii hast61 d66 sianii
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PREFACE
nil naaltsoes hadi6aaigli athini dóó
hã hat'aa hal sh yideeshtah
iidahooriidiT yaa
dik aa binahhi
akotianizin doolobet. Tail Dine k'ehji
doo Bilagilana k'ehji el hadilyaa haala
Din'roti ahavoi i bizaad yenta' doo neii/mit vinitialutol'aah. Dine k'ehji cia'ottag
iiajl,daykitta'go bit-hohintectizit. Lidak'ehji
da'olta' yeedahosinigii
alii' Bilagiana4k'ehji hadilyaalgii daytitta'go ha bohonedzit. Taiki
hojisinji jiiita'go hanegigii baa akozhdiei
miozilt. rah. alch'ishji
bane', nidi Dine k'ehji
allitelrcgo
k'hji anidaalaa.
ee >tlaheini ii el Dine k'ehji. hatiilyaalgii
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INTRODUCTION
K%4
( Tsecleizi olta'igi Dine 13izaad4166
itagaana liizaad athii,' silitago attootiit.
i a thio Dine doo Bilagiiana he'i'oollit
Ado' atts'Kdiji hinteniltin hailit Dine k()0
keeharinigii riiit iikoreego deiinizin tliiii
vee nitlahani rot") Oita' haalwod yi.rdft0'.
Diigi iireego Ata'i naneestiip'go naasdi
t'aq
shii i nii iileehgodoo
da do eel, rill
yidineeittlia dooleel
ei iiyisii
tikóei t'andii
reego nails t Witt.
')lta' Voo haalwoil yl.rdtift' ei rift iiyisii
aniihootTgo haalwod, Dine
k'ehji Oita' gone' bee nidi'nootiiiigii actin-
go hahoova.
naaltsoos
anattootTigii hiniina a
haiftligo itlyaa
Naaltsoos Dine hizaad doó
beToollit bee binaliiltinigii hatiaditne'diijjidi tóó ahavOi
go Itahoolzhiiih.
avetago hadadilvaa,
cilia' gone' chi-
(too nilei
daol,
ninahool'aiago chidayooll. Dii
ottagi 6Ita' gone;--rMtktyootligo yitsli#doo
itlahootaah. La' ei rail' hai shij ideestitah
hadadiine".
shii
fireego hadadilyaa, nakee nahane' tia,
nihit ithoot'ehigii da
dootiago
rill Dine k'ehji adaalyaa ilahalneggo.
yaa, ta' ei Bilagitana k'ehji ittlaalyaa.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Dienaaltsoos hadidzaaigii ei dikwii shii
Aadoo bit nidaasirn ( shigii aid& ahehee'
(line athilkalijee'go hadidzaa. Dine 11iota aheelf.hwiinidzik
bidideeshniit. Regina B. Lynch ei hane'
Dine k'ehji (166 Bilagiikna k'ehji .beesh
bee ak'e'elehihi yee naaltsoos yikiiii" nii-
(106 ahehee'
dooleet.
Ts'ida itttse dooleetigii hastOi doo- saaehidaozlidgO\paaltsoos hanii
*ramie() bik'e bada'iisya' da
(lily
nidi yeego
iijee'go fire.
ninii. Stepheli,Wallace ei hane' Bilagagana
k'ehji kinidaalyaago saadigil liazh6"6 atkee' nininh. Fred Bia ei hane; a(laaly alaigil
yki na'azheh'ilitt" (166 athiihi'niiigo alkee'
hane' yee shit nidahasne' nrit'ee.".
nininil
naaltsoos
066 tahgoo doo hazhOlo b4daashniihg66
ei bininabideetkid. Dii ei shima, Mary B.
Yellowhair, d66 s`hizhe'e, Tom Yellowhair, Sr., doe shicheii, Eteitty Benallie.
Tseeteizhi nahos'a'gi (line keehat'inigii.
at(16' yeego ahehee'
dooleet halt:
la ei binahji' Oita' nii'nil
da'otta'
dooleet hiniiye.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Foreword
Preface
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I nt rod net ion
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Acknowledgment
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Chapterm
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Dini' Bits'itife Nidiily
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NIDIILYA
DINE DINE'
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ay ididi!? yi'ashgo inda dine nidayiiltseeh,
jini. Dii tsidii shij ei doo deighlinigoayeo
ooligo vita bi relya nayiiltseeh. Tsrny
yilzhahi wolye, jini.
nainfiat'ashgo via IliaLah
Dzilijiin doe) hinaa nahos'a'gi ts'ida
nakihaidtifi' dine dini'
nit'ee', jini. 114? shii ei k'ad 'dine doo
akt50 nidaakaiigi fireego dine nidaakai da,
naat'agii doo naaldlooshii doo tattpaah
keedahaviigo. T'iladoo
naaldeehii
shjj baa adahozhniizri hatslife, nidiilyaa
la, jini. Dine nidaalzheehgo doo chida'ootnidi ta'.doo bi- .
reel) da. WonitasdOO
i'niighft. Dii
kee' da. Ako vita ii411
dini'
dine yeego bida'dikt'a
ha'niigo dine nidaakai.
altso
dazhnelligo Tsecliiit'hyiidzoh hoolyeek
jini. Akwe'e Ail bighango fikwii
nidit'ash, jini. La' asdziinigo, la' ei hasyit'ahgo inda dine
tiingo.
tsidii
jini. Ts'ida
niket'ashireiya nayiiltseeh
go. Dike Nhsaadff". NileidW.dahtlii'afizh
niigo dine elreeh ak00 dadeezli !eh. ritai
da, haalii yireego adoolniit Ia ha'niigo
dine ya4 ninfiadaastlid. Nilei
anfirOgo la iifid66 hafigtio alnanat'ash
Pita
ha'niigo dine yaa nidaari.
.ninahat'aash. Ashkii yfizhi fits'iisi lei' tveibe'ewee' aVeeya yittidikatih, jini.
go. Akwe'e nat'ash doo nilei Tsedaidilkat
itoolyeeji9 niiinfit'ash. Lah via hafidazhfiajr anifinfiat:Elazh jini.
W6.'11116(166 dine !will yik'ee nidaakai. via aaji" doo hot beedah zin da.
nidaakai, la ha'niigo dine elfeeh 66 dadeei911'.
Nanise' adaat'ehigil reiya
shii a onfianadzaa,
nidi don' hinadazhdizin da, jini. I)ini' ei Aadoo
dOo nidi la' dajiiltseeh da, doo nidi hasigi jini. via Ako nilei Tse Daadilkatjr athaaiit'ash. Afidego Ail dine yaa
Ali dine yeego
fa' bikee'g,i da.
silij'. I)ini' IA hafiji attso sill' ha'nii- keez. Ila'at'eego hi vita fiko nilei Tge
haa'i shit' NIA ayidid66
jini. dilkatk
go dine deest'ir da
ha'niigo vita 41(11(166 lid h
Adin, doo dayiittseeh da. Weinikasdtio dine
Nidi' tsetsiiji' anat'ashgo tzaii
daats'i ails°. ;iiihidootnitseekai,
fiaje doo benahoodziih da, jini, via Aajj'
dijt daaniigo.
A ko shii nilei vine NitsaasIft tsidii lei' dajideez'irgo doo haajrgo da dahtliiritah
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hooliih. IliialigO.hij bullet-hp) hodiitia".
tsin lei' 115itingo ileinil'ijii..iiiii.
Nitiak'ti.
dootsih hoitligniigo raadoo Noe hanak'eldaadee'ilil. Ninilkolgy el (1e)ti faa aanii
ts'illi tiiiiniiiii bit beiThodowill ho'digniigo. Niikehi.t. rah niree' hanak''iltsi. aanidi
diio 'liana, diidi llanak'enagiitsi. lianakiena'atsiligo ts'ida raadoo jineeskot da,
t4.1siiji' dolt..121J betiaadaboos.
ireego adoolnia Ilai'Illl
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jini. Akohgo shii Inda rdaabiyn oesdityd.
Itiye' el haiehago hot naad 61%04 jini. iii-
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bighandi ban"' stiodaa '100-
dilkalg66 cal' akee' jinly a. Aadi nire'
ako la'
ler! hodowniid. .kadoo slijj
tsillitihlin allogiliilvaa ilno ranee highandi tilho'deeltj.
Ahigi aba' jizda bitilly.
et Jiili.igtio dine naatladeest ir. ni-
Tsi..daadlikalgi jikaigo dijdi banakenia'litsi., jini. "1"aadoo niaineeskot da. Nidi
raabiyo via has ayollooliih.
Audi jikai niree' ayoi alionittsogo Nis%
(tan Ia. jini. Ts'ida hoteeigo hii' naltas'ila .
la, jini. A kone shit dinia altso noohyishehil Ia. Tse et daadilkat la, jiiii. Gish rail.
at'iiil adaarehigii yti. picanayill'ialgo ak(i-
dzin (ha. !Lila
din(
'hie! Shp' ti'
dOO
riih
DibenirsaagoO.
----zha hi naii iittsii,
tsinvaavanii-
go tsedgeeloti dab sizi. lio doo dajooli
yi'asligo hula
ITsedaathwil(lzohtli el
Ni
ne' )1th anakah. Naaki Ail diadilkat la.
aldti'. Attie daidilkatigii ei-yootgai gish
bighati. .iadi s'hij altse niniihat%aash...
doo dootn?'iliii gosh bee Ream-dial. Iltta'i0t,
igi shii I ie binil'iltsihigo aanitlilzho?.
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dOO shji nilei:rse 1)aadilkatjr atnatlinitanarash. ei
aaji' (loo benaboodziihmla.
,hi!
lie'avvee' shij
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jidooteet binlive
doo diatlikal la' mialiodV, el tuna dii-'
chili gish doe' baashiltinii gish bee Walla.
l'iiti. Aka inda tse'aan gone' y.iill'ajighaah.
Ts'illisliehilti abo'dillyita yibt shii di; rill"
are- hajlisid. Gish ei rail elfe"et 6'104
teey l'. naaznil, jini. Nidi hii el raadoo yall'ajiiyaa ha. TOO rail thio'fifii' jimlii, jiniN.
Tse'aan gime' ei haeh'r baa 116(.1'1'0.
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beeqa,u)doozlit aldo' ha'Ts'ida la haagOii atnaniikah, hazho'o
dagdliit ho'doo`tiiitlgo Shit rtilei gotighaneili
Ilaslitt'ish tsest,' shii
riak"ei 'Jai-L(111111'dpi ha iiiyaa. Ttgee'go shii
aadi niho'deeltj.-Itiiskani rah niree' booghandi.{."
Aye'.
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hwiittsfygo -Vali ako
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tiahmliiitiigii'
.hits'ilii dooleet nilgo 'relate, jini.
azhe'e ant, "Niweh, niebow' niw()hgoo
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alts() noohyishetiiigo
hastiin
hiniinaa Iiiih Yinitranii woosye", jines
ts'ida 100 ahayoi
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( :h'oilsinLgidtill' Poi')
wonaasdoO fraiiciff' atkie'
Itiih Yinetranii wtine'i yah'eekaii2
t'aa
Ito
tl'ocedi jimlaatn. 1401 Cs'ida ciao ahasOi
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jini.
vaa hodiina'go initkai
naaskai
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duo be'esdiaan
alts()
athaa naaniarashgo
raadoo hod
'ahees-
altst! eh'(Iviz 'demi
wod, jini.
nazhhant;'
ni'ii. .kadiV; shii k'adiT haitkaahgo
.Dligi areego shjj dini' hats'il? adill-
diadilkatgof) ildee' (1(n) Nit) ch'idajiznil.
Nilaandi bjjh lii,ktwlil dadiisriiiego shit
la. pill. Aad66
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dife dine vita bi bich'iyp' hadaatligo ni-
tat(raaj,...Kwil yisktipgo fiadi alhiidiikah
hgaliigo bee tiihpottaith. Nihootlineek
bi
chidayiyoottieeh
da
nideinityp' d66 ch'il
go athji'adeile'go hashre" nidayiijaahgo yiAak'ee haleehgo
kiln nidabeehah
da bjjh hadaalzheeh leh nit'ite'.
Nidi doo aak'eego Veiya ninadaalzhah
liaigO Atsa Biyafizh
da
ninfidaalzhah nit'ee". Ts"ida
hani.sliii yiziligii biyi' atsi' bidin datteyee'
yiteeh. Wail' Dine bikeyah biknalgi jadi,
Kwe'einahatzhiishgo.
t'66 ahty6i
aid6" deildf? jadi dichidyik'cle dzigaik
.ch'ihafiah !eh. AkOdine be'atsl' bitsyti?
adaadjihgo jadi yika ainatidaalzhara nit* fie'.
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iitkaahgo dikwii shjj hoOghandf?
valta° it ee niidziin
dab. riiit
Ni lin ei dibe.
aineehgo_baa
nibighan nahalingo, nidi it bee
t'ee'. Aliso atillago ch'e'etiind66 atts'Ophaide' viiit it
jigo anit'i'go
bee alga...
Dii alum hashreeviihgo dine ayttlo dadilwo'igii jiidi baa alhanidahajeeh yaa nih,zh66'igo yik'eelata tadadi-i
kaahgo niidziin)iviineejigo dab deidiniild dine ts'idia a y orb k'aa' d66
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zheedgo niidzffn sPitrifjigo deineetkaild
lett. Anit/P bita' gone' adeinilka' 466 nflei
go attofdeiniitgish dee bidayobeh'ih bibfi nayaztykiso dah deidiyiinit.
Jklf bikagi of doo t'66 yee'aheltiviid da.
Yilzeehgo
Dif abanf of vaiadoo
Itee adaalne9, eev de,6 azis adaat'Ofgff,
t'66 ahity6fg66 chidaoll. -
niidziin siyanf gene* isa4 adeinitka'.
Jadf yah'iijahgo itaahOsittif
Doo wedandi it nfiztyi' da riidi doo ytthatis
dandiijeeh da. kads96 dine ntdanitiinee
tyfiltla91 nfzinigi jadi atbidOitt'Oohge yaa
Ativic166/ Dine bikeyah 'bikaa'gi jildl
t/66 ahayef nityeel. DIfjfidi a adin. Dine
Iveetmit nfdineestIftitgl, shy kttso nidetsieed, Nile( adahwiiiritag66
tyeiya dah61O. Niidzfin veiya lahge6 Vandli bikek'eh bidahazIt. Dfkfigo shil fili6t;e Dine
Nidi doo attso naatsi' da nfree,
dabikteigift/eiyanaatsii. La':ef t'66 bee'elni.h, nitadaldoolchfit dee' nfiasdi chinfia:
neidootlit hionfigfo.
Nidaya'alt birth diditjaW.,Attso nfcla'a'ah-
go atsilfg
La' ef. altso'heet itdaalitb.dee hoogbange6
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nidahat'is doe dirre deiyfih.
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NAAKAII BITSIU4 YOO' AN0001,WOD.
Aiklitiftii' Dine at'itit ana'i dikwii shjj yil
Naakaii d66 Nooda'i
da'ahObaiih
AtitiW hastiih ntikahigo
da
atehini doh astizani hats' ife adayiljtiah
aldo' hats'aa'
!eh. Dila. (too
kaadgo yet. hula naakai. HO atd6' kod66
tik6reego bee haa nijikai. Atehinid66
asdztini
natlajii'e -shiii ei
Afadittl ni-
bightiteg66 hadahinicheehgo' aadi nidaei ana'i hitslitjigo
nit'in teh. Dihe 4166
anilka' nahoniriniji" anilka'.
Lah shjj iikoreego chikfth jiliigo Naakaii dahasniikh la, jini. Nilei Meehigo g6)
iiadi hittih
yaa shjj hot anidijee'.
jin I. Naakai
Ipastiin lei'
honaalte' danilji
hasntiahgo ei highangi
(166 bighan ba hash-
Via ahlifth. hahasild.
rehojosin.
T'66 riihdigo nahjil konijiiviihigo haaShigoo diniya hatnligo nah6dilkid
tslip d6' y661 anijilyeedish teh nizingo
haatiih niclaabahgo ta'aty61g66 shjj. Ch'ooshd#-10? ay6o haa ayohooliih..
dine adanieheeh !eh. T'idi yoolkliat too Nails hodeestrzhiizhgo doo ay6o haa ayoHooghandi reiyii jizdaht0
via oo'Lialgo ayohoolniih teh. Nitei dzit hooliih da
reiyii dine keedahariigo nizaad hit alnalijilnitkal: Bidibe shjj t'66.ahay6ininiidahalzhish. Ni lei alanidah6611106 go IV' bee nazh'nilkaad frh. Nidi ;Wineei dine hada'asiidgo naazdia teh. Aaciff' hwiiIttloohgo bikee' dah jizdtiago lip hot
ana'i yianeetgo rat% ako 4ine }lane' bitaa- naaldloosh teh. Nilei dzitg6O
jini. Aadi shjj nazh"nitkaadgo
raah doe rail aka haahrel.fidadiiiiiih. Siia=
dani% Nintizh'niitkaadgo ei bits 'ani'jiiL'jjh.
nii (166 atehini yIzhl ei
nintidahizhyitkaahi
nitkaad tch.
natideiineeh teh, hitkadanittlago, tladoo
hits'00' adajilzhjaa'fr rig* bit.
teh. Dibe d66 titjda
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Lab skijj abinigo
Aji.
yftii nivee'
nilei dzitg66 adiniilkat. Aadi
deidooyitigii doo bidin 116-
ti la; adiiIiit, ei bikiin adiniilkat."
(166 shii aho'di'ninee
d66 dah
azhdiniitkiiad. randoo nizaad06 diet
shii atsijiikeez. K'ad .dadts'i inda shi'niithi jinizingo da, ei daats'i yiniiye kodH"
adiniilkat nil nivee' jinizingo akeed66 ni:
jildzidgo dah jizda, jini;Hfialigeshil hatah
hoditsxiz, jini. Shoottseeh 'ago jinizingo
shjj t'66 akeed66 dah jiditsxiz.
Tsinee -altso hafiyiisheego t'ah ,nivee'
ad. T'ila ni-
bijeeyi' yee na'atsigo Iralv nidiidzii. Nish%
azhnoot-,
niaji attse shahiighah bijeeyi' yee na'atsi',
kalgo w6nitasd66ay66 deesdoi
K'adee atni' e4eaahgo nilei dzildi azhninitkAaad. Dzildi.ei via hoo'zk'fiti
Dibe ni-
bijeehviizh hayiiittt,tehgo yaa Aaagha.
yee' da. Mitch!' Igo inda nidi'niilkat, yis-
:adii'aahg66 (!ath azhdiniit
zaadi ei dzit
daqiichaadgo tsinyaa azh'niitkaad.
(166 Vita fiko yisvei hajiiyii 066 azh'niiytite.
14j' ei bikaa' alkee' dah jizkeego.hol naanit'ootehoshgo ajiyti. Bike& shii dah jizdfiago, iidinahwilltt6ohgo bit nazh'nitkaad tell. T'andii shjj Vfiabiy6 has ayohooIiihgo
Altso ajilytirgo shii nahg66
hot na'atehozhgo hot tadighatih, jini Nah-
goti tjj' hot tadightiahgo hodiina' nivee'
ise'esgizii daats'i five sikaad lei'jj' hot
jini. Nivee' beesh hitsist'ah si'finee
hayii' ergo viiadoo le'e sikaadtc ta' yee
k'iinigizh. A406 hafiyiisheehgo yaa nidiidza.
yiniiye avii la jinizingo
l'66 bahadzoo nijisdziid.
tahji bijeeyi' na'atsigo yaa ninafidiidza. Haahgbshjj bijeeyi'dt? hijeetaiizh hayinfifilittseeh,
kiik166
shii vita ako tsizhdeezkeez, Bijee
bijeeyi' yee
eeji' g6ne'
nidideestslit
Nivee'
doo bijeeyi' anakiitsi,eh da, t'66 nilei dzigaii goyaa deez'il"go
yikaal dah sida.
Tsxiitgo
anfia'dootsihfr ch'eeh
jinizingo akeedoot_dah 41zda. T'ita hodiinaigo inda bijeeyi' niniuldiitsi. 'raft Lilco
koc166 tsinee bijeeyi' gone' viia'awolibee
ablijiitts'in. ' Ilastinee rfiadoo naaztazi
adah iigo'. 116 aid& !Wei gOyaa rah akee'
adah ajligo',
iijitah aloof via hak'i na-neesdizgodah itzhniidee'. Ilastiinee ei via
iittizh niree', Vaadoo
da, jini.
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d66 !sxiitgo
jool. flastinee
dah
bee nazh'nitkaadt*c
hot nikeelwod. T'afilithigi,fireego nalhookvsjigltip hot nooltiit. ts'idi hakeyahnizhdoodatigii reiyit baa nitsijikeesgo
fah hitijoolyip. Ay6o ehohatheet hazlii'go
ak00 ye-ego ,hwee hodiina'. Ooljee"
hot nikinfifinfildloozh,
halayfiago
hibigi Areego nahookcisjigo tir hot nool-
tir hot nooltiil, tanda lir hot nitadiilwo'.
Itaithg6shil nahididziihgo tsinyaak hot
nazhnivihgo
Aadff' rtifitahigi fit'eego
fir hot mialwol. Ch'66shdti#ditte doo ni-
tsineeldloozh, jini. Aadoo
yaagi tii' bik'i nijilyfia do 6 achxoshtt661
ei tsinyaagoo dale jlizjidiniitt166'.
tl'Ocogo Vita biighahg66 jineezti. 91"66 jiajiithaazh la,
neeztinigo shjj Vie
jini. liaashif nizithie ajiithaazhgo t'ah nit'ee' Iii" haahgoshii imago ch'eejidzid. Ako
shil azhdiniiIghaazh,la. Yaa'adeez10 'ago
W6nisitsd66 hayillkitit 4)6
Ako
shii t'66 bithadzoo tip bikaa' ch'eefi
ald6' dineesna' la. T'66
dzoo to t166 talkiwosh bold) hafiteel la.
jildzid da, hodinele bitah nizhdoodatigii
fijitligo
veiya baa nitsijikees. T'fifi
woniiii!;d66 Nil.- Ako eta nizaad tir hot
niilwod, jini.
hpph dineeralp ákó stiff
ei
fijinijilyfiag6
via nahonit'inigi
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v.
.
hot nahvod.
tai buhnijitka'go bikiin
chgeejidzid.
go inda hod inee bitah
Ako shii Nankai hastiinee hihoohya'go nijidza. roe) hahadzoo shii hakeyah bi, din jizlir nit'ee' la, jini.
yika dadidineeztkego yikidaneeztlife
Nflei hatidff' shii hi' hot nfialwolgo, ha'keyah t'fia ayidi hadziihgo shii ill' heezh-
Aatii&shii via ako hake dadineeztke.
Aadtiti shii tsxiitgo aehxoshthitS1 nizdeests'kid thio lir hot nikinfifinitiwod. Ei ts'ida
Yeego hititiatahigi ajitligo
ni'
haaghtiah
tiijirgo
bittS haitjoolyip. Ooljee' haiiyitago tir hot
nizaad tir hot niilnikinfianfildloozh.
finfifijiidlaa dog bik'inidloozhgo
hakee' nikinlyti, jini.
dlichid nireel
Woo shii rtio bik'i dah. nitajineezdaago
hot nikinfifinalwod. C.i shii reit hodine'e
bitah nijidza. Atk'idkilikorkego dine da,
hataatii bikee'
asdzini da
nidahatia !eh. Ilik'el da bilii sodadilzin
teh, tladoo arehegoo nidoodiat ha'nligo.
Akot'eego still hit iida'jiiiaa. Afid06
ditahgo vita fiko he zh00 ha niit'aih.
niijiidi nihitahgoii doo ana'i hit da'ahiiniibiah da, nidi nihe'oodl4i' c1cici nihinahirat'eegi da
hagha' t'andii vita
jiiya. t3iiskani haninitajoolyii'go tip hot
hakeedWgo,
dah niadiildloosh
nizaadti-' teezh oojot, jini. Aadoii
ts'ida t'aa hazaakii lir hot nikinifinalwod,
Naakai daatsgi shikee' tip hit yijah jinizin:
itreego tij' hot
go. Aatiff-' shii
naalwot, vita bita' nahoo'aahigi tie
Leezh hajiildliih, Pia ho aid&
kibio oojotf stiff ei
.
analtahgoo tadighaahgo akoreego he nil-,
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ritadoo 1e'e t'66 ahayoiattitit iitleego yenitghaith, CI bits1066 ha'atieego shii
bileezh
ei rit;tdoo hot heehoozin da, t'66 veldt*:
hotnfialwol. Nanise'
higi fireego mff?
shii reiya bikiin nijidza. Naadfife
atehlidigo hwest1102go, ei
atda'
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nihitsilke' ei doodago nihieh'eekr.' da
anahoori'fc he hashrenallih. T'atit atkldi101 ci fikot'eego yit'ihii
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All'iditir Dine doo k'ad kineelveigi d66 v7iii iiyisii ayiihik aileezlititgo vitkibiy6
ineelve' -lila nivel°. Dine viii iiyisii .bita'
Lahg66.
danizaadgo keedahavii
dibe binidajisdas teh.
shjj ei ta'
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Dii situ t'oo hi #iijjhigo nikidadiijah.
shiiintigo hitiijiihgo thit niliihg66 ni-.
,dajikai da.
Dii shii iikovecgo hast61 nidilVeego
jini. Nilei
k'asiltife ma'iitsoh
haacli shii nizaadi atah .fiaalnishgo
nitavashgo kintlinigi nittlitazh,
alghaamiazhdiivitsh. .Ako dii ma'iitsoh
hollonigil Ail baa ayohojooliihgo, heejildzigo shjj. T'itit nizaadi ei tsin Ia' ch'inivis,
doo vita" iiyisli lit'l adaaeitii da, jini. Ei Vitadoo e'c,..'aahi baa hidPniiicheet jiniigo shjj
atghaanitilzhdiivash. lia'avii shjj, gad
daats'i kiveego Mehl" ahizhnoolchiet. A ko...
johonaa'el ei nileileadff. &it yini' g6lpit
iighiiith.
Dii Vilii e'e'ahi (166 vaiihiy6 hiliijiihgo
Vitadoo le 'e nikidadiikah, ma'iitsoh adaavehig i i da. Vãã e'elhi el .doo nitiihg66
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nidajikai da. 'Wife shjj aid& maiitscili
11'66 adahay6igo.. higo ei doo hazh6"6 yin:.
tseeh da,Ilitably6 Viiii nidaaldzid teh fikohgo ado'. Hiliijiihgo ei doo nidaaldzid da
!eh, dichin danizingo shjj vita bizinikii ni-
itkwii kintahgi niji'aash nival dine Ia'
vita bee,hojisinigii bit athizhdiikai, ei shjj
a
nilei Mesh siniljil bikee'
vfili ni'
chfife d66
Dzityijiin nah6s'ali gbh keehojitligo
Afidfe atiing66 joo'shjj
ash nit'ee'
doo nrkaad niho'deegjj da, VIM ityidik.
Nile] Dzitykiiindfr niji'aashgo aktft0 nijoovash. T'eadoo hillijIhi hooghandi nidiit'ash jiniigo shjj Val fijitlin'i &Oil. rids
itkatlei nidi atni'n14# d66 yaa adetzli. Eii
kidadiijah. Biyazhi dahol6nigli ado' bi-
shi i vailahigi fiVeego tsxiitgo vfiii ni' joo"ash. Ch166shdit4dti? v66 joo'ash, w6nlits-
tin .'eh.
yfizhi dichin danizingo yii chlyiiiin hadeinitaago nidaajeeh. Biyizhi . dahol6nigii
ei vial biziiiikii Vitadoo le'e hadaalzheeh.
Yeego dichin danizingo aid& Vila dine
n i doo yikiidaasti' da daateeh, tlyeego
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rfifi nizaad tsin ch'init'i' hadziihgo
hwee
nahii' t'66 bithadzoo alhaach'ijit'fifizh.
Doodo' yaadida boolyeed fit'eegoalghaajoot'ash, jini.
alighaajiK'adfc nilei tsin
vaashgo t'fifi fiyidW ma'iitsoh /a'
yiits'a', jini. Afid66 nileig66 aid& la'
shjj da'diizts'ilego as -d
fidaani yiits'a'.
dff' dah dadiijee'. Ilojooba'igo inda nilei
tsin
athizhneelchiti', nitle
tsin
fidaaltsvihigil Veiya Amalfi la,
jini. T'fifi sh j fikwii hfiehg6shii aighaadeezneezigii haghnaanijoorash, tsin
nitfiago, ei bpgh hadiilnah jinizingo shjj.
ch'eeh aighaanaanijoovash
shjj ts'ida t'fifi awoli-
bee alhaanikijivfifizh, ei tsin ch'init'i'fr
men';' t'aa lahigi fireego allitEijoor ash.
f Wonicast166 yeego
jini. Váá ho'
diina'go shjj inda ooljee' nileidff'
T'ah nit'ee' hakeedtrge,
ma'iitsoh la' fidiiniid
t'66 Wifihadzoo nijisdziidgo
athaanikinfifijit'fifizh. Ako tsin
nizaadi,
Aado6
awotibre
t'andii t'fifi nizaad hadziih. Ooljee' bee
hool'ingo shjj alghaajoot'ash, ch'eeh jideezhazhiT ei doo beejilniihg66. Ako hakeedff', t'fifi nizaadff' ei ma'iitsoh hanfiCh'66shditidtife efifi hazh66"chah
ow) hanfirha yiits'a', jini. W6nfifisd66 t'fifi
yeego hanfichah
rfifi stiff fiko
w6nfifisd66 t'fifi iiyisii t'fifi
tsoh la' amigo yilwol yiits'a', jib'. Tsin
-
fidaats'isigii veiya adaaz'fi. Ch'eeh ahhaa-
Ahake'tc yik'elwodgo
stiff aadff' hakee' nikeelwod. Tsin
NW' ei t'andTh t'fifi niiaad
'fiko.
naanijoot'ash wOnfifisd66 Val fiyididtt'
yiits'a',. jini. Gad shjj veiya adaaz'aago, ei
doo rids iiyisii danineez da leh. Hojoonidi doo
bfilgo inda la'
t'aa iiyisii nineez da, asdzj t'641 bitisigo
shjj toida rfifilfihigi fiveego alghaa-
joot'ash. Ma'iitsoh ei hakee' yilwol, riga
nahodi'naahgo hanachaih. HO shjj ei t'66
bahadzoo nijisdziid, hfifihgeshfi tsizhdoolyizgo ch'eeh jideezhlzhfc baa jiyooz-
r
ma!ii-
finittso. via 416t'ke nidi
hazfifika
hajis'na', hot nidi'niwOodgo nilei
bilfitandi dah jineezke, jini.
bfifih
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'66 .k'astifitl' dah
dz
eh'elwod. Oo W.I.' hee hool'ingo ay6o hoot'j, t'aa iishjani tialsdee" eh'elwod (166 nilei
tsint ahjigo viol haoswod. Ilitithgoshii has-
jini. Ho ihrjj ei t'oo
nahgo
rtlit awoli bee hot yee'go dah jizke.jrtiadoo
dais nanigo'go hitsoo hahilltiago yilwot,
jini. T sink'i (lair jiz ego ritadoo nidi
hwiittsisni t'66 hayaag66 eh'elwod. friifiji
klzhtiolptihgo bee nizhdidoohatigii laid eval.
tna'iitsoh tsin
(too blighais da. Ako
yisithkineilwo'go, nilei tsin
hatah honit'ee' ma'iitsoh
ditlxizgo.
wod, ei atc16' tsin yisiafkineittishgo
still' eelwod, duo npaglilihi da. Ho ei Pisadoo,nijii'nitni, ritadoo iits'a'i t'66 nilei.tsin
bikall' dah jizke. 11:1111 hodiina'go t'ah nirel.' k.otlii"." nialwol. T'a14 itkwii ta'alyolg66
els'eels naanatootkah,.eh'eeh hahonitiago
isiiihgoshii naanitalwol. Ilisajigo lit ahlzh'-
ajOne'egtio shii t'66 dah jizke. T,in
Ch'66shditildisie vita naakitti
daats'i la" ni41(0 naa'aiish.
y:
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nailhaazhjee. !Wisp-4Ni eh'eeh tsin yigth
kinideitlish, atchets(th nidaa'nago. Vita
yeego hodiina'go efeeeh deeskai lei' t'66
nahg66 hatidaalyiihgo naazlijee.
kineilwo'go yaa
tsin
Ttee
aaciff' visa five
blighan tikeidaari. Woniiiisdo6 dikwiFshii
hanaag66 naakai, eh'eeh tsin y inideilwo%
go yaa naakai.
nooleisi44 nizingo shj eh'eeh nahatkaah.
Tsin bitish dah jizki.hfr yiyaajr eh'eeh anal-
halkals, rat lsh' duo bit benahoothiih da.
na'aAido6 nahg66 nintiletitkaah /eh.
hOOnaadgo inda hwiittsji. T'66 hwiittsadah jizkehtv yieh'i'
nigo aat1W tsin
nidiilwod doo k'astlfsfe yistth kiilwod.1"66
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biihadzoo adahozde-eilaia", hajaad da doo
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wadi
tipgo tsin bpph adaajoo'na' d66 hooghaneedine
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g66
jizke. liaadi shIl yoolkaatO aid& ay6o
t'66 hak'ee tsidadtioiyiz. Iltifidff' la woh'ash? dahalniigo nidah6dilkid. Nilei w6-
deesk'aaz
aak'eego shii fijit'i. Akoh-
nidilk"as leh. Ei tsink'i dah
jizkeego v66bahadzoo adahOzdeesliia",
bil da honiighi. W6nagisd66, ha"avii la
doo hah hailkaah shjj, jiniigo tsinki' dal)
jizke. Ma'iitsoh éi haahg6shii hanfieg66
naaniajah, tsin yeph kinideittishgo, doo
areeg66. rah niree" yeashon
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nihinijeelo t'66 filth; haneeehtife, bijini.
Doolad69 yewe9/it'kego doo ahOly#p
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hooghang66 nikinfiajit'fifizh. Ei t'fiadoo
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Aa j beegashii 1)011' dah d irwo'go kodoo
dine yieh'i' tip' hit dah diijahgo
dayiiloh. T'fia ni' itak ya h'eghitaltgo ei tsin
da la' vita ay idigi
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dine beegastlii
dayiiloh. Dayidohgo aadoo
ako yik'inida'att'ooh (166 nihaadi situ beegashii
shijeeigoei
adayii'eesh teh.
bightitedi dah daheestl'ottee at416' bileinida'astiVygo eh'ida.ii'eesh telt.
Azh' shii (Tint' beega;Itii Matt adajilehigii aytio dahojiyoi dalto'dognii nidi Vita
dahizhnlitl'alahgo to' eegasItti hot nida'atsi
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hachT anah66t1' da teh.
ei doo Vita
nidi a6o bee
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K6'6olyeenii ayoo
eh'idaho'dit'aah
yikaa'deio adiloh dahoedi'nligo.
bitpgo aveio bidazhneedliigo atah beega-
shii alah finidajiillih telt niree'.
el Dine bibeegashii tahgo adaadat'e. (100 nidaaldzid tla 4166 bits ?'
dig'''. Bidet," al(16' doo danineez da, la' ei
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shjj biniito doo bidin hoyee' da, jini.
naa fittse vita k00 danihigharv-dooleel dadine alto
jiniizii'. Dikwiigo shii hoog
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ay-66' iinittsogo"yidzaaz.T'siadoo kot'e ilini
l'66 bithadzoo deezhchlil. Doo nidi shii
iikoneelki" doodzas hwinnidzin da niree'.
Ei shjj biniinaa dine tladoo tlia bitseiidi
hasht'e' adadinyaa da. Dine , V66 ahay61
hiighahi 'bee bieh'j' nidahwii'naago yihai,
daadzaa, jini. La' shjj ei t'66 a k'ee h
halgaig66 adadahanee o aa nidiikai. La' shjj é' vita AO() nida'abozdilziid.
Ako shjj t'66 bahadzoo aadff' yichingo
fit'ee la, jiii. Pi shil doo nidi halm iikodazhhooshderhitanizin da. T'ah
chill. Aa(166 shji ei 1'66 deezhchiligo dine
diehin (1(16 hak'az (166 ts'iih niid6oh ykgo
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alai' rift akOdaadzaa. Ch'il attso bitsliti'
biklideiichill (166 he Vita 'tine' dzil bightip'di bideig daadzaaz.
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deig. yitlzaa?, jini: Aak'ce nahadleehgo shii
(74 nilei halgaiji" ch'eeji'neeh nit'ee'.oviiadoo 1400 ch'ijinehe deezhehiil. Ako Ail
la' adada'niilkaadgo yaa nicliikai. rfia
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inda
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adadadi'n'ilkat dazhniizir
shjj ts'ida nadridi doo akoree da la, jini.
nu' deezhchilligii shii Vita aanii deezhNet
rii4 nilei dzit bightitedi dahaghanr yitiai.
T'66 biihadzoo hachl" nidahwiis'nfill', jini.
la, iikwe'e ei doo baaitkodazhchalgo
nizin da. liodiina'go shjj adoochilt
go dine he raja 1140 afirlilloostlid.
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biniinaa.dazhnoovai'. moo 1p'i doodzaskla
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dazh'neetkaadgo dikwii
billthadiligi (Ina- neeskaad.
hooshelee
nidichlitgo yaa, shii yiskftirgo inda adadazh'neeskaad, jini.
tsogo yidzaaz. Afidtio
naagha. Ch'atishaiiiidfife ya s nitsaa nidi 'Pita ayidije dibe Anakahgo
akti(i binidazhnitja-h. It ninfidajaVihdoo hada'jolii da. Dibe doó ttizi doo tie Vila
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aldo' doo yada'olii da. T'lla nizaad 'nihool- go Via itkO voó boholniihgi deedazhditlIojooiikoo
zhiizhgo dine chiyitan
dadineezhl jfh dei,
ch'idazb'bieigo shii intio
chtife chlzh da tahgoo attOr)
Nidi dibe doo tie 6i
iiyisii bich'l' da- niiskaad. Dibe shii veiya ch'idabizneeshoriiis'nfia*,
shii, alts ° bits' t' kaad, ttizi4eLvita dzil bightitedi riidazh-.
bik'ideichiilgo. Tt'izi ei ayoo dahoyoi, ha- nitkaadgo .ch'inidaan doo. Vail aadi da'ashk'az ayoo yinitdzil doe) Vita attso nanise' hi. Dint' altsti dibe eh'ideiiniiskaadgo
nideiinityiy0,
bohoiniihigii tsin aytio yttph ayii. dine Pali &tit bighiiii"di
birts'ile adaasddigii
Chieot, gad da ayoo yitchozh. Dibe al yas kaadiT Viiadoo
tii" yee hanatida'iisgi, cleiiffifin dot')
vita nitsaa
doo niiiihg645 dighliab
iiadi
haa- azee' dO6 tokp'i
da yileeh.
ayoo
dayiviihgo Poo niteeh doo doo nfiadii'- dabeehai.
Ch'eenidpiulgo voo bahadzoo to dilaneeh da
Dii shl ilkoveego dikwijilree shii dzit !kid nidi ei vaadoo ayoo dine yik'ee
da. /Woo biklje vita attsogo
bightitedi
jirit.stkieanijiyas nideitsoigo naaldlooshii chit doo bit biirjahgo shii hojoobaggo nilei
To atdo', don bidin
nitsxaa, dibe bit cleidajiiznii. ittse shif din hayee' (la
Ili' bee yas biyi'goo tsin .nidejishoodgo hoyee' da
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FOREWORD
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to have appreciation and respect for
their native language. The Navahos
This story book is basically for Navaho children to read so that they can
learn more about the history of their
people, and for readers who are interested in learning more. about the Na-
were created by the Holy People along
with their language. Our ancestors
used the language to pray and sing.
At present this tradition is still carried
on. This is how we becan4 what w&are
vahos:
The st9ries relate to incide4s that
today, a proud people with an evergrowing population and riches as we
continue to preserve oil!. language and
happened in the vicinity o Rough Rock
and Black Mountain. We want our
children to become aware of them.
The stories were written in Navaho
so that the Navaho children will be-
come aware that our language is used
in many ways, such as in writing historical ,stories in Navaho as they are
toldl, and we trust thgtt they4willbigin
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culture.
We want our childre- ri to know their
own language and culture, and also to
know the language and, culture of the
outside world, so that they will encounter fewer difficulties ip the future.
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PREFACE
This book is the second volume of
Grandfather Star: C. The first volume
of their stories haVe been recorded, but
they hay% been translated into English.
was written only in English. This book "The stories have lost a lot of their meatlk-
is written in Navaho and English. ing in the process of translation. To
These stories were told t us by our
elders who live in the vicinity of the
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Rough Rock/Black 'Mountain area. All
Navaho stories were at onetime handed
down from generation to generation by
word of,mouth. At present, it is still like
that. Only a few have been recorded in
books. Many of our elders who knew a
lot of stories are dying off. Only a few
avoid another situation like this,filese
stories were 'initially written in Navaho, then translated into English.
Most Navaho stories also have sever
al versions, depending on what part of
the reservation you are from. Our language also varies slightly in some pirts
of the reservation, mostly just in pronunciation.
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INTRODUCTION
The school at Ro h Rock has bi- there (were no materials in existence
ucation because
the people of the co <<s munity wanted
about their own
their children to le
people's and the wh teman's ways of
life, and they also waited their children
to speakvthe Navaho and English languages so that they would feel comfortable and be able to :make a living in
both worlds in the future.
When the school first started in.1966
lingual bicultural
for the bilingual bicultural education
program. In order to have a bilingual
bicultural education program, the
school established a curriculum center.
At present the center is still in operation, and has produced many reading
materials for the- classroom and the
general public. Some of the books are
written in Navaho 'and the 'others in
English.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A
would likt, to thank the following
people for their contributions to the
publication of this book.
First of all I would like to thank the
hair; my dad, Tom Yellowhair, Sr.; and
my grandpa, Etcitty Benallie.
The following people also deserve
to be thanked for the time and effort
they have contributed to the publication of this book. Regina H. Lynch
typed the Navaho and English versions of the stories. Stephen Wallace
people who told these stories to me
when I was little. Although they were
never compensated ip any way for the
time they spent telling the stories, they
,,were willing to provide additional informatidin in reference to the stories. First
edited the English versions of the stor-
ies. Fred Bia did the illustrations for
I wrote whatever I could remember;
the stories.
I especially would like to thank the
people) of this community. It is because
of them that we have a school here.
then I cqnsulted with them and verified
what I had already, written. They are
as follows: my mom, Mary B. Yellow..
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GAME ANIMALS TAKEN FROM THE PEOPLE
Many years ago the Holy People lived Hawk (Tsjyaalzhahi) was the only one
on the land we now hire on. Some lived capable of seeing' the two birds from
in thi? vicinity of Black Mountain. Stor- Black Mountain to La Plata Mountain.
The people were watching from Black
ies about these Holy People have been
handed d6wn from. generation to gener- Mountain again as the two birds began
their journey again. They traveled all
ation by word of mouth.
There is a story about how game ani- the way to Tsedotidilkat(Rock Door
mals were taken and hidden from the at the northeast edge of Black Moun,people. The people lived without eating tain). When they got there they dismeat for quite some time before they appeared. People wondered where they
realized what had happened. The game went. This happened several more
animals had disappeared without a times. They disappeared without a
,
trace. The people hunted in vain; even
the best hunters could, not find ,a trace
of game animals. Peop4 became frightened because they could not have meat
to eat. If they did not have meat, they
would all die. Meetings were held to try
to figure out what had happened to the
r game animals. Nobody knew or had
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any idea what had happened.
People were really hungry for meat.
There were plenty of plants for everyone, but no one wanted to eat them.
They were not an ideal food for the
meat-eating people. Even the crystalgazers were unable to find out what had
happened to the game animals. There
was greet concern among the people.
While searching to find out what had
happened to the gagrie animals, people
noticed two birds that regularly traveled from La Plata Mountain (Dibe Nitsaa, Sacred Mountain of the North) to
a place called Tsedadvhwiidzohon the
east edge of Black Mountain. People
trace each time they reached Medea&Mal, so the people decided to watch
from a closer distance. They were still
unable to find out where those birds
went after they had arrived at Meridadilkal, so the people discussed apother
way to find out what was goiiig on.
After a lengthy disc ssion they decided
to move in closer it them. Again they
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were unable to find out anything.
The people had another meeting to
discuss another alternative to find out
how the birds vanished each time they
arrived atTsedliadilkal. Finally it was
decided to have someone changed into
a fake chihuahua dog ind leave him at
the birds' home so that he could be
giver a home there. The scheme was to
find out if these two birds had anything
disappearance of the
game animals. So the chihuahua was
left near the irds' home. The birds
were not at th it home when the dog
to-do-with-
was dropped off, so he had to wait for
knew that their journey originated 'their return from La Plata Mountain.
there each time they traveled to Black The people also had to wait for the birds
Mountain, but they did not see them to return. ,After they had waited for
until they were nearing the mountain. quite some time, the birds were once
There was only one bird who had very again spotted by the chicken hawk
keep qight; he could see them when they when they began their journey south.
begari their journey south. Chicken He said, "They are leaving now," as he
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stood on the edge of a rock. The people
were unable to see the birds, as usual,
The people freed the game animals.
The following morning,.as the family
was leaving for Tsedaadilkal, they
until they were nearing Black Mountain. The birds arrived atTsediiiiliwii: spotted the dog. Before the dog Was
dzoit first; then they traveled on to Tses left there, a glass-like rock had been put
thiddilkal, -where they once again over his eyes to protectbis eyes. As soon
vanished without a trace. Each time as the boy saw the dog, he said, "This
they mAlle their trips to Tsetiaadilkat, will be my puppy! This will be my
they took along their Stijl. The scheme
here was for the boy to takea liking to
puppy!" He held the puppy and begged
his parents.
The father responded, "Leave it
the flog, and then to find out if these
two birds had anything to do with the
disappeprance of the game animals.
alone. Put him down and chase him
away." The man was skeptical. He--
The plan was working. The dog was left
near the birds' home at night. The first
carried a long stick. He hesitated sever-
al times before he stuck the stick into
the puppy's eyes. The puppy did not
blink an eye. This happened several
times. The puppy had been warned in
advance that this would happen: if he
blinked an eye, the man would find out
thing the people found out was that a
man and a woman were dressed as
birds, and they traveled with a little
boy. They were the ones who traveled
from the north.
When the family entered the cave, the
door closed after them. There were a lot
of game animals in the huge cave. The
family was inside the huge cave for a
long time before coming out. Then they
went home.
The dog informed the people about
that the dog was a fake chihuahua.
When the dog did not blink an eye, the
man was quite satisfied. The boy kept
begging his parents to keep Pie dog.
The parents finally gave in. The boy
kept the dog, and the dog was allowed
to follow the family to Tsederadilkai.
When they arrived there, the man
the game animals hiddqn in the big
poked the dog's eyes again four more
people made plans to free the game ani- times. Again the dog never blinked an
mals the next morning while Ruh Yi- eye. But the man appeared skeptical.
nifrani was still asleep. The following The people's plan was working.
cave and how it could be opened. The
Upon their arrival there, the dog
morning, just as the people were freeing
the animals, Iiiihifirtifrani was awak-
found out that there was a big cave that
had a kluge door. The dog also found
ened by the sound of hoofbeats. He and
his family immediately traveled by
out that all of the game animals were
hidden in the cave. The man used two
rainbow to Tsedaddilkat.
When the' people opened the cave
door the game animals began leaving,
one after another. Within no time they
had stampeded out of the cave. iiiih
Yinifranitried to stop the animals, but
was unable to do it.
Huh Yinitrcini hid all the game ani-:
mals inside the cave many years ago..
canes as keys to open the door. He used
a white shell cane and a turquoise cane
to open the door. When the door was
opened, there was another door inside.
He used two more-tames to open that
door alb ---an abalone shell cane and
a cane made of jet. These canes were
buried in the ground by the doors. You
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had to go through two doors before you. called Bijh _Yinitetini (Deer Raiser).
entered the cave. Inside the cave there The dog was not allowed to go into the
were hundreds and hundreds of game cave. He had to wait outside by the
animals. This is why the man was door.
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4
ANTELOPE HUNT
Many years ago, when there were no
trading posts or grocery stores in the
Navaho land, the Navahos used to obtain their own food by hunting, plant-
ing and gathering fruits and berries.
During the fall they used to -hunt for
selves behind the corral, waiting for
the antelope to be herded into the corral so that they could then kill them.
While the men were hiding behind the
corral, the antelope were slowly herded
into the corral. The antelope were
deer to obtain meat.
They did not go hunting only in die
herded between the two fences that led
them into the corral.
After the antelope had been herded
so they had to go out and get some more
very high they were still unable to jump
over it. The men who were hiding behind the corral began killing the antelope, one at a time. tot all the antelope
were killedonly the males were killed.
The others, the females and the small
ones, were spared and released so they
could give birth and be used again in
the future.
While people were butchering, a big
fire was built. After they had finished
butchering some meat was roasted over
hot coals and was eaten. The rest was
packed and taken home. When the hunters arrived home, they began cutting
the meat into strips to make jerky.
The antelope's hide was not thrown
away. It was saved to be tanned. The
tanned hide was used for many things,
such as making moccasins, bags or-pouches. It was used in so many ways.
Many years ago there were many antelope in Navaholand. There are none
today. As the Navaho population began to increase, the antelope population went down to zero. They were all
killed by the people. Maybe there are
antelope still in other parts of the country. All we see in Navaholand are re-,
fallthey used to hunt for antelope in
February. About this time of year the into the corral, they started running
meat people had stored would be gone, around. Although the corral was not
for spring and early summer. Many
years ago there-were a lot of antelope
in the Navaholand. About this time
of. year the antelope would come down
from the mountains to a better grazing
area. This vias An ideal time to hunt
for antelope.
As many camps as possible were informed about the antelope hunt that
x-was to tdke place: After a definite date
had been set, people would gather at a
designated area for-the hunt. As soon
as enough people had gathered, they
began constructing a brush corral.
Sagebrush; juniper, tree branches,
pinon trees and brush were used to
build the antelope corral. The corral
Was built similar to a sheep corral.
After the corralAhad been built two
fences were built in a V-shape from, the
entrance to the east. Brush was also
used to build thefence.
After the corral and fence had been
completed, men who were fast runners
went into the range to look for the antelope. Antelope traveled in groups. If
some were spotted, the runners would
slowly walk around them and begin
herding them toward the corral. In the
mains of antelope corrals. There are
several places that are like that.
meantime, men who were excellent
shots with the bow and arrow hid theai35
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ESCAPE FROM THE SPANISH
One day, when she was cooking
Many years ago Navahos were at
breakfast, the man said, "Today we will
take the sheep to the mountain where
around. them. When these enemies forage is plentiful. We will spend the
raided Navaho camps they often cap- whole day there, so prepare lunch. We
Lured women and children. They also will eat whin we get there."
After she had prepared lunch they
took sheep and horses. In return the
Navahos would go into the enemy coun- left for the mountain. The mountain
try and do the same thing. Eventually was several miles away. They left early
the enemies would be back to recover 'in the morning. They took 'their time,
allowing the sheep to graze along the
whatever had been taken from them.
When enemies raided, people would way. They finally reached the mounrun for their lives in different direc- tain close to noontime. By then it was
Lions. The enemies would attack at any getting fairly hot. The sheep immeditime of the day or night. The Navahos ately went under the trees for shelter
would hide in the mountains. Lookouts from the hot sun. But it was not as hot
were stationed in certain areas. If they on the mountain as it was in the valley.
saw enemies coming they gave an Since it was close to noontime, they
alarm to the people. The men prepared took out their lunch and began to eat.
to fight and the women and children They did not dismount from the horse
hid themselves in a safe place. The live- to eat; they ate while the horse grazed
stock were also herded to a place where with them. Up to this time she was not
the enemy would not be able to see allowed to wander far away. After they
had finished eating the man broke off
them.
war with several enemies: Spaniard-s,
as well'as other Indian tribe4 who lived
a tree twig and. sharpened it with his
pocket knife. The woman got scared.
During a raid by some Spaniards, a
woman was captured and taken back
She wondered what he was going to do
to the Spanish country in the south.
She spent several years there before
escaping and returning to her homeland in the Navajo country. She was
captured by a Spanish man. She was
with that stick. She thought, "Maybe
he is going to kill me now. Perhaps that
is why he asked me to bring the sheep
here with him."
After he had finished sharpening the
stick,, however, he started cleaning his
ear with it. He cleaned his left ear first;
made to cook for lAim and maintain his
home; she was not allowed to wander
far from the home. As time elapsed phe
was allowed more freedom, but only then he began cleaning his other ear.
to a limited extent. At times, she also As she was watching the man she
helped to herd his sheep. He owned thought, "This is my chance to escape!
several hundred head of them. Each When he starts cleaning his ear again
day-they would ride out on horseback. I will shove the twig into his ear." But
He made her sit behind him and tied the man finished cleaning his ear and
her up with a rope. They took the sheep just sat there, staring at something in
to the hills daily. In the evenings she the distance. She waited for him to begin again. Finally, he stairtheepLculsenaunmbienregd..
cooked meals for him.
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his ear again. Just at that instant' the bushes. Then they started looking for
woman shoved the twig into the man's
ear as hard as she could. The man did
the Navajo woman. The woman knew
that people were looking for her. She
mediately. As the man fell off the horse,
fastened the cinch and started riding
quickly toward the north again. She
rode until it got too dark to ride. The
not even realize what had happened
he just fell off his horse and died im-
she fell off the horse, too, because she
was still fastened to him with the rope.
She immediately untied the rope and
dragged thse man into a nearby patch
of bushes and covered him with bushes,
leaves and dirt. Then she jumped on
the horse and headed north as fast as
following morning, after resting overnight, she hgid started. riding when she
saw what looked like some people following her on horseback. As soon as
she saw them,eshe started riding again
as fast as she could towards the north.
She never looked back or waited around
to find out who they were. She kept riding towards the north for several days.
the horse could run. She slowed down
only after some distance for the horse
to catch its breath. The only thought in \ She watered her horse wherever she
her mind was *going back to her home- \ could find water. Forage for the horse
land and being among her people was plentiful along the way. She knew
again. She kept riding until sundown. how to survive in the wilderness, so she
She traveled quite a distance that after- did not have to worry about food. There
were plenty of berries and plant roots.
noon.
By sundown the horse was tired, so She gathered these to supplement the
she dismounted in a safe place so that dry cornmeal she had with her. She
both of them could rest before continu- mixed that with water to eatShe finaling. It got really dark after sundown, ly reached her homeland after riding
so she waited until moonrise, then con- for many days. She was happy to be
tinued her journey to her homeland in among her people again.
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Just before she reached her homethe north. She traveled through the
night until dawn. By then, she was land, she decided to )yalk the rest of the
tired from riding on the horse. The way, so she freed he horse, but the
horse was tired also. Again she dis- horse did not g? anywhere. The horse
mounted under a tree and loosened the
cinch. After tying the horse-to the tree,
she lay down to rest. She soon fell
asleep. The horse was snorting when
she woke up. She had slept almost
throughout the day. It was almost sundown when she woke up.
Meanwhile, people back at the Span-
ish man's home realized that something had happened because he was
not back from the mountains for a
couple of days. Soon they became curi-
ous and started searching for him.
They found his body in a patch of
wanted to stay with her. So she got back
on the horse and rode him back to her
homeland.
-Many years ago when Navahos were
held in captivity, a medicineman performed a special ceremony for them so
that they could safely return to their
people. Their families and relatives
also prayed for their safe return. Perhaps a ceremony had been held for this
woman's safe return; it is then no won-
der that she. returned safely. Another
ceremony was performed after she
returned.
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At present we are not at war with our
enemies, but our ceremonies are still
performed for similar reasons. The
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ceremony is still performed for members of our people upon returning fiorn
faraway places.
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH WOLVES
them, just a few short ones..They ap-
Many years ago there were not as
many Navahos as there are today.
peared to be juniper trees, and that
looked like a safe place to spend the
night. The sun was fast approaching
One person would stay at a sheep camp.
the horizon, and they wanted to reach
that place before sundown. They ran as
fast as they could.
After sundown dangerous animals
such as wolves begin roaming. People
never went anywhere then because of
They lived far apart froM each other.
In some lreas of the reservation only
People rarely visited one another.
There were many dangers that faced
the Navahos also, such as wolves. They
would start running as soon as it got
dark after. sundown. This. -was the reason why people hardly went anywhere
had -a very close encounter with wolves
while they were traveling home on foOt.
the dangers. At that time there were
many wolves. You don't see a lot of
them during the day; they are not so.
mean then, either. However, as soon
as it gets dark they begin roaming,
They were working far away, off the
reservation, when they decided to go
home. They took the train ass far as
Flagstaff, Arizona, then caught a ride
with a fn. to Winslow, Arizona.
most ferociousthey can attack any-
after dark.
This is A story about two .men who
hunting for food when they get really
hungry. Some that have puppies have
to look for food for their young ones,
also. The ones with puppies are the
thing in sight. The ones that are starving are also very fierce. They can attack human beings, especially at night.
The men were still quite a ways from
the trees when the sun went down. It
was getting quite dark when they were
still quite a ways from the trees. But
they were in luck: The moon rose just
From ther they caught another ride
with anoth r friend, but they had not
been taken very far when their friend
had to turn off, so they had to proceed
on foot. Their destination was somewhere in the vicinity of Black Moun-
tain; that is where they came from.
They wanted to get home before sundown, so they started walking as fast
as they could. They kept walking toward their home through noon and on
toward mill- afternoon. As the sun was
fast approaching the horizon, they began running. They ran a short ways,
then walked a short ways. They kept
this up until close to sundown. That
was when they just continued running.
They knew that wolves began roaming
after sundown, so they knew they had
to find a safe place before then.
Not ,very far ahead they saw some
then, and they could still see where
they were going. But at the same time,
they heard a wolf howling. At first it
was a faint howlhe must still have
been far away. This really frightened
them. They began running faster because the trees were still quite a diotance. They were so frightened that
they forgdt they were near exhaustion.
Again they coup hear the wolf howling
in back of them. It was still a faint howl,
but it was louder and louder. They knew
by now that the wolf was following
trees clumped togethernot many of
them. Perhaps the wolf had found their
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branches and hitting the wolf with it
foot tracks and begun following them.
In spite of running as fast as they could,
they were still quite a distance from the
was not possible.
The men were shaking while they
sat in the tree. Soon another wolf arrived. He tried to climb the tree also.
trees. They just kept running as fast
as they could, as the wolf got nearer and
nearer. The way they were running,
nothing could catch them.
Just when they were about to reach
the trees, another wolf began howling,
not very far away. Then more wolves
began howling. They could tell a wolf
was in pursuit of something to eat, so
Now there were two of them. By midnight several more had arrived. They,
too, tried to climb the tree again and
again. After a while they all got tired,
so 'they all lay down and waited for the
men to come down. Then one of them
got up and began trying to climb the
they started traveling faster toward tree. When the rest saw this, they all
the trees. At last they reached their got up and started at it again.
destination. But the trees were no taller
The two men got tired of sitting in
than six feet, so they began looking forte the tree. Their legs were aching, but
another tree frantically. Finally they there was nothing they could do.
found one and climbed up that one. By Around midnight it began to get-cold
that time the wolves were not very far (this happened during the fall). They
away. Since all of the trees were juni- were also getting sleepy, but the wolves
per trees, they did not grow very high. kept them awake. Finally it was dawn,
Even the tree they climbed was not too and the wolves scattered. They probtall, and it was withering, also.
ably went home.
Just as they climbed the tree, a big
The men waitedAin the tree until sunwolf appeared. There was moonlight, so up. While they were waiting for suneverything was very visible. The wolf rise, they save smoke from a camp not
did not see the men sitting in the tree. far away. They waited a bit longer, then.
He just ran past them. The wolf was walked over to the camp. When they got
breathing heavily and had his tongue there, people were surprised to see
hanging out. He never noticed the men them. The people asked them where
sitting in the tree. He was 'gone. They they were coming from. The men told
did not make a move while sitting in them that they had spent. the night in
the tree. After a while the wolf returned. a tree not far from the camp because
He followed the tracks, then lost them. the wolves had attacked them. They
It took him a while to notice that the were told that wolves roamed at night
two men were sitting in the tree. As around there. They were invited to eat
soon as the wolf siiw the men sitting in
the tree, he tried to climb it. Again and
breakfast. After.eating, they continued
their journey.
again he tried, but could nothe just
kept falling back down. His claws were
not made for climbing trees. The two
men were really terrified by this, but
there was nothing they could do about
it, so they just had to sit at the top of the
tree. Breaking off one of the tree's
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CATTLE
Many years ago Navahos had a lot tendency to run and hide there. The
of cattle: Raising cattle was new to men also had to be excellent ropers bethem then. Therefore a cattle "round- cause it could mean life or death if a
up" was considered ,a very special wild steer attacked one of the riders.
event. The cattle rounakp was a yearly One had only a split second to react
to the situation when one of the riders
event in some areas. Although only a
few people owned cattle, some of them was about to be hooked by a steer. After
owned hundreds and hundreds; a lot of a steer or cow was roped by the head
and hind hocks, it was tied- to a tree.
these cattle went wild.
Navaho cattle were also different Then the riders went after another cow
then; they were thin and had long slen- or steer.
to
If a cow or steer did not ru
der horns.
Whenever a cattle roundup was open field, a decoy was set for them to
planned many people were informed lure them into the open: This decoy was
usually someone on horseback or on
rounded up. Then groups of riders went foot. When the cow or the steer went
after the wild ones. Once a year the cat- into the open it was roped and tied to
tle were branded and some were taken a nearby tree. If a person on foot
to market. All the cattle were rounded used as a decoy there had to be a tiee
upeven the wild ones were brought in. nearby so he could climb up that tree
Some of the cattle became very wild when the steer or cow attacked him.
and very mean. People used to enjoy While he was safe in the tree the steer
rounding up this type. The wild ones or cow was roped. After several wild
only stayed in the mountains. They cattle had been roped and fastened to
were hard to catch. If and when they trees, they were led down from the
were caught they were brought down mountains, one at a time. They were
from the mountains and penned in a usually festrained so that they could
not get loose and could be easily concorral.
about it. First the tame ones were
When a wild cattle roundup was
trolled.
Women and children who were tend-
planned many people would participate
in it. Some would come from far away.
ing sheep nearby usually stayed in
They brought their fastest horses. An
agile horse was ideal for rounding up
wild cattle in the mountains. Wild cattle, if cornered, can attack a person on
horseback; that is the reason horses
used in the roundup have to be agile.
safe places.'If they spotted a wild cow
or steer they usually climbed on top of
rocks where it was safe.
Rounding up wild cattle was fun, but
there were dangers also. If one overlooked something 'or got careless .he
If they were not agile a wild steer or cow
could get hooked by a wild cow or steer.
Horses were the most vulnerable, no
matter how agile they were. Some got
could easily hook them anyplace- on
their bodies with its sharp horns.
Men who were rounding up the cattle
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hooked in the stomach; their intestines
and stomachs would hang out when
that happened. For participants in the
also had to be agile. Knowing how-to
ride fast on horseback in the forest was
a necessity because wild cattle had a
roundup good riding and roping skills
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were necessities. Some: men Were quite
well known for their riding and roping
Elkins in ,those days. That is -why they
risked their lives and`good horses every
time they went on a roundup,
At present, Navaho cattle care is dif
ferent. Cattle are mostly tame and have
more meat on them. Also their horns
are short, and some do not even/have
horns. Many years ago cattle were wild
and quite mean.
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SNOW STORM
Many years ago big snow storms occurred on the Navaho Reservation and
in other parts of the country. The onset
of the storm caught people by surprise.
They did not 'expett the snow storm to
be that severe. Maybe that is why people did not properly prepare for it be-
vations. Another reason was that forage was plentiful in the mountains. Not
hardship for the people, such as illness,
hunger and lack of warm shelter. Ani-
began moving as soon as the storm ar-
all of the families decided to stay in the
mountains; some left for the winter
camp during the early part of the fall.
What they were not aware ofwas that
there was a big storm coming in. It
forehand: The storm caused a lot of caught them by surprise. Some families
mals encountered similar hardships.
Their forage got covered up with snow
and ice. Some became snowbound in
the mountains.
This story relates to several families
who were snowbound on Black Mountain during that time. It is a custom for
Navaho families to have two sheep
camps, summer and winter. In the summer. they move to higher elevations
where forage and water are plentiful
for their livestock. In the wintertime
they move down to lower. elevations
where the weather conditions are less
harsh and forage is plentiful. This particular year, the weather was mild in
the fall and early winter. Perhaps this
is why several families decided to stay
at the summer sheep camp longer than
they usually stayed. This is how they
.were caught by surprise by the snow
storm. Some families -had to spend the
winter in the mountains where they became snowbound. Because of the big
snow storm, they encountered a lot of
hardship. Their livestock also suffered
along with them. The weather was mild
during November and the early apart of
December. This caused the people to be
rived. Other decided to stay until the
storm had subsided. They were completely mistaken. The storm las 1'W
several days.
It snowed several feet deep. Then
several more storms followed. At first
the people were not really concerned
about the deep snow. But when they
began to run out of food and other applies, they began to _panic. Firewood
also became harder to find because of
the deep snow. Sheep and horses were
suffering the most, because their forage
was covered with snow. Goats can eat
just about anything, such as pinon-tree
needles. They can also withstand the
'cold. But sheep can't go anywhere
When the snow gets deep; They just
stand in one place and starve or freeze
to death.
Several families who were snow-
bound in the mountains decided to get
togethev and help each other move to
lower elevations. First they had to
make a path in the deep snow by dragging a log by horse. They had to make
a path all the way from the top of the
mountain to the bottom. That is how
they got their sheep out of the mountains. The process was very slow, so
mistaken, thinking that the rest of the they had to make camp several times
winter months would be mild also. along the way. It took several days to
Their plan was to begin moving camp get out of the mountains. They had to
ower elk- leave their goats behind, because they
in the middle of December
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had a better chance of surviving than the goats.
the sheep and hories.4he goats did not
When spring arrived, there were
have any difficulty surviving through floods and mud slides in many parts
the harsh weather co.pditions and did of the reservation. The best thing that
not have problems giving birth in the resulted from the snow storm was that
spring. After the sheep had been taken there was plenty of forage and water
down from the mountain, foottl and sup- during the summer, which the Navaho
plies had to be hauled to people who livestockmen were very thankful for.
were still in the mountains caring fcir
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