Ghaaji - Navajo New Year

11/21/22 • 23 min

In this episode, Clayton talks about Ghąąjį’ (which is also the name of the month of October) but is also celebrated in Diné Culture, as the beginning of a New Year, at the end of harvest and how we can take this time to think about how our lives are going and what kind of plans do we want to make for the next story. Clayton talks a little about a community group who used goal making to help change their lives. Special thanks to our newest Patron, Aiyana Upshaw. Ahé’hee!

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In this week's episode, we interviewed Charlotta Lacy, who is currently a Navajo Language Teacher and Translation Specialist, she has worked for most of her life teaching and learning the Navajo Language, she discusses why its important to learn our language to preserve it. And shares her thoughts on some important Navajo words, that help connect us with each other, creating Ke' (Kinship). Yá'át'ééh (Hello) and Ahéhee’ (Thank You). When she worked with SJSD as a Navajo Language Teacher, she and her students worked with Doulingo, a language learning app, for the Navajo Language, that is available for free. So please try it out.
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