Diné Perspectives: Revitalizing and Reclaiming Navajo Thought

Diné Perspectives: Revitalizing and Reclaiming Navajo ThoughtWhat does it mean to be a Navajo (Din) person today? What does it mean to respect tradition? How can a contemporary life be informed by the traditions of the past? These are the kinds of questions addressed by contributors to this unusual and pathbreaking book. All of the contributors are coming to personal terms with a phrase that underpins the matrix of Din culture: "Sa ah Naaghai Bik eh Hozh""o""o""n"." "Often referred to simply as SNBH, the phrase

she hasn’t been in touch in months

revitalize

conceptual

David Grey Cloud

Introduces animals in English/Ojibwe

A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian

A History of Kindness is a series of oracles rising from the page born out of a life of listening

Hayes encounters a unique sense of alienation from both her Native community and the dominant culture

In the process

Ron and Ben find themselves in trouble when the local gas bar on Agamiing Reserve goes up in flames

People did not like hunting with him

she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers