rough draft Climates and geographic locations From: http://www.navajo.org/history.htm -Navajo nation currently in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico -covers 27,000 square miles -larger than 10 of the 50 US states Iverson, Peter. "Navajo." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. 11 Apr. 2009 <http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0282610-00>. -strong cultural ties to this area and geographic location affected stories and mythology -traditional stories about four sacred mountains (each associated with a direction, colour and season) -This land between these mountains are the traditional homes of the Navajo These mountains are: East: Blanca Peak ( Sis Naajini) South: Mount Taylor (Tsoodzil) West: San Francisco Peaks (Dook’o’oosliid) North: Mount Hesperus (Dibé Nitsaa) Another significant mountain was the Gobernador Knob (Ch'ool'i'i) where the cultural figure The Changing Woman was found -thought mountains had been placed there for themselves -had responsibility to care for them and the wildlife around them
Climates and geographic locations
From: http://www.navajo.org/history.htm
-Navajo nation currently in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico
-covers 27,000 square miles
-larger than 10 of the 50 US states
Iverson, Peter. "Navajo." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. 11 Apr. 2009 <http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0282610-00>.
-strong cultural ties to this area and geographic location affected stories and mythology
-traditional stories about four sacred mountains (each associated with a direction, colour and season)
-This land between these mountains are the traditional homes of the Navajo
These mountains are:
East: Blanca Peak ( Sis Naajini)
South: Mount Taylor (Tsoodzil)
West: San Francisco Peaks (Dook’o’oosliid)
North: Mount Hesperus (Dibé Nitsaa)
Another significant mountain was the Gobernador Knob (Ch'ool'i'i) where the cultural figure The Changing Woman was found
-thought mountains had been placed there for themselves
-had responsibility to care for them and the wildlife around them