Navajo Traditional Teachings
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Native American Weddings
Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about the Navajo wedding ceremony, some of the symbolism and what leads up to the ceremony. As with the rest of our culture, the wedding ceremony is fading away and fewer and fewer people are practicing it. Enjoy the exclusive look into the ceremony and see…
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Why are so many not getting married, living together and having kids? Is it just decay of family values brought on by the boarding schools?
This is so helpful for reassurance. I am getting married, Navajo wedding and my family explained this to me and this video makes it so much easier to remember! Thank you!!! Ahé héé!
Thank you for sharing the marital tradition of your people, it made me reflect on my own inner tradition of the fae.
Thank you so much I appreciate it I'm trying to learn about my heritage. Mama Z on Dad's profile he is passed
My deepest gratitude.
It is sad that my Great great grandmother who I met only spoke shoshone died in 2012 and lived like a native only less than 100 years. And her daughter my great grandmother was stripped of her right to speak shoshone. She was put into boarding school and they didn't want her to speak shoshone. And when my great great passed away my great grandmother had no one to talk shoshone with. I believe I was the only one from her to actually want to learn shoshone and she taught me a couple of words.
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My parents had an arranged marriage. Neither of them new or seen each other until the day of the wedding. They had a Navajo wedding. This past February we celebrated their 50th Anniversary.. As for my husband and I , we also had a Navajo wedding. I was very honored to have my dad do the wedding ceremony. Something I will cherish dear to my heart…
Thank you Grandfather!
Thankyou again Wally🌽💙
I didn't think love was involved. I thought it was all pre arranged.
Thank you Mr. Brown and Shane…
Offerings 🌹🌷💞🥀
Thank you Grandfather. My Grandma Essie Mae and Grandpa Carl were married on your reservation. So beautiful.
Question: How do you say in Navajo: Do you want to marry me?
I attended a wedding back in the 90s out near White Horse Lake, beautiful ceremony.
Mr. Brown, why do the Woman's family and the Man's family sit at certain directions?
Nahookos, Ha' a' aah?
Does North represent Winter, the Mid – night, moon and darkness (feminine) and South represent Summer, Mid – day, Sun and light (masculine?)
In some cultures and histories worldwide, people have written of this – is this the same for Dine Men and Women?
Good medicine
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