The Navajo Language Program and Native American Studies are hosting a Diné Culture Night on Nov. 22, in Lobo A&B on the third floor of the SUB. This event is open to the public and space is limited. We hope to see you there!
Students will be briefly introduced to the Navajo shoe game. We will review Navajo shoe game protocols, setup, and scorekeeping. This session will last 20 minutes.
This session will focus on the Késhjééʼ, the Navajo Shoe Game. The oral history of the shoe game will be shared with participants and the audience will learn the rules of the game and Késhjééʼ protocols. Participants will learn to sing shoe game songs before playing. Késhjééʼ is a Navajo game that is only played in the winter.
This is the sixth of seven Diné Culture Nights for Fall 2019.
A Navajo mountain song and prayer will be introduced to students. Students will learn about the mountain song and prayer through storytelling, singing, and engagement. The activities are designed to engage students and to learn the mountain song/prayer. Students will make 3D mountains and the song lyrics will be applied to each mountain. Students will see how the Navajo mountain names are used in Navajo songs and prayers.
An ancient traditional practice, the Navajo string hames are connected to the Navajo constellations. Short stories will be shared and the names of the Diné constellations will be presented. We will play string games as an activity.
This is the fifth of seven Diné Culture Nights for Fall 2019.
This is a panel presentation of Indigenous scholars from around the country. They will be discussing their work and focusing on issues of language revitalization, sustainability, and reclamation. A lunch catered by Florence Yepa will precede the panel presentations. The invited scholars include:
We hope to see you there!
This session will present a wellness model created by Dr. Shawn Secatero of the UNM College of Education. At this session, students will learn how to apply leadership practices using knowledge to connect to a more holistic understanding of student growth and well-being in Diné communities. Students will focus their well-being and create a model based on self-reflection.
As soon as we take our first breath in this world, our walking path begins. Life from birth to old age mirrors a division of four: the four directions, four parts of the day, and the four seasons of the year. This session will demonstrate how our life cycle reflects the Navajo philosophy of four.
This is the third of seven Diné Culture Nights for Fall 2019.
