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Living Navajo traditions: The weavers preserving cultural identity

In a sunlit room on the Navajo Nation, the rhythmic clack of wooden shuttles carries a story centuries old. An elder weaver's hands move with calm precision, guiding strands of dyed wool into patterns ...
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The untold story behind Navajo fry bread most Americans never hear

Navajo fry bread is one of America's most recognizable traditional foods, but its history is far deeper than most people ...
Yahoo

Stereotypes. Taboos. Critics. This Navajo cultural advisor is no stranger to stress

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I was a kid, my parents briefly moved the family to a conservative border town just off the Navajo reservation in ...
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As solar eclipse nears, Indigenous traditions encourage inactivity, including no spectating, eating, sleeping

For a few hours, Krystal Curley and her Indigenous women's work group took over a college auditorium to share traditional Navajo practices regarding this weekend's highly anticipated solar eclipse.
LAist

An inside look at the Navajo weaving tradition, passed down through generations

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. For centuries, the lives of Navajo ...
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Navajo food traditions tap into the past, and future, of farming the arid Southwest

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'Goal to go higher': Analyss Benally's return helps revive Navajo basketball culture

Look out from most anywhere in this Navajo Nation town, over neighborhoods where asphalt is reserved for small basketball courts and hoops hang over dirt and gravel. You will see it. The stone ...
Newsday

'My heart was always just with the sheep.' One Navajo's push to keep tradition vibrant

GANADO, Ariz. — Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother's sheep. Begay's parents had grown up raising livestock, ...
Yahoo

Navajo psychiatrist bridges gaps between Native American culture and behavioral health care

“Our way is to not just understand your current state and try to move forward from there, but to also find out the reasons that brought you to that point,” said Dr. Richard Laughter, a Navajo ...
National Catholic Register

St. Michael Indian School Leads With Catholic Faith, Navajo Culture in Educational Excellence

The school founded by St. Katharine Drexel provides a potential model as the US bishops ponder a comprehensive pastoral plan for Native American Catholics. Founded in 1902, St. Michael Indian School ...
collider

'Dark Winds' Showrunner Teases How Season 4 Will Bring in “Another Aspect of Navajo Culture”

Lade Omotade is a News and Feature Author at Collider with a passion for exploring the ever-evolving world of the Film & TV industry. Her work centers on covering the latest news, from casting ...
Women's Wear Daily

Ralph Lauren’s Cocreated Collection With Naiomi Glasses Celebrates Navajo Tradition

Ralph Lauren is moving from inspiration to collaboration when it comes to communities and craft that inspire them — and Naiomi Glasses is up first. The Diné (Navajo) textile artist and weaver is the ...