NAVAJO NATION: ÉÍ 'AANÍÍGÓÓ 'ÁHOOT'É

Navajo Nation

Yesterday, we continued the Robinson’s story and we talked about Navajo Nation, its language, and its importance in the Second World War. We reviewed Must (modal verb) and we recycled being as eco-friendly as we could.

We gave our best wishes to Mari Carmen, who had an important exam and we stayed the last hours in Paris. 

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Today, The Collins Family is packing their suitcases again. They’re going to Salzburg to spend some days and visit some places guided by M. Ángeles. 

Navajo Indians live in the Four Corners area of northern Arizona, north-western New Mexico, and south-eastern Utah. As members of the largest Indian nation in both population and land area (160,000 people by Bureau of Indian Affairs estimates, and 25,000 square miles of reservation land, roughly the size of West Virginia), many Navajos still speak only their native language, and most others, although they may be bilingual and bicultural, still cherish their songs, dances, and rituals. Woven into the fabric of everyday life, Navajo songs not only reinforce ancient beliefs but also serve as entertainment. 

Nizhónígo jooba' diits'a'
Yisdáshíínígíí
Yóó'ííyáá nít'éé,' k'ad shénáhoosdzin
Doo eesh'íi da nít'éé.' 

Jooba' shijéí shá neineeztáá'
T'áá bí shá ak'eh deesdlíí'
Ílíigo bijooba' yiitsá
T'óó yisisdlaad yéedáá'

T'óó ahayóí atí'é'í
Bitahdéé' shééhozin
Bijooba'ii éí shilááh neel'á
Éí bee baa nídeeshdáá

Neeznáadi mííl nááhai nidi
Bits'ádi'nílíid doo
Yookáa éí doo bee bi'oh da,
Bee hahoolzhiizh yéedóó 

  Jooba' T'óó Nizhóní (Amazing Grace) - Navajo Version 

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