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06/01/2023

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 (𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ""𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞"") is one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States, with approximately 300,000 members and a vast territory of around 71,000 square kilometers located across the states of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.

Traditionally, the Navajo people were hunters, gardeners, and livestock herders, raising animals such as cattle, sheep, and horses. They have a rich and diverse culture, including religious festivals and ceremonies such as ""hozho,"" ""kinaalda,"" and ""Yeibichai."" These ceremonies often involve honoring deities and performing rituals to pray for health, peace, and prosperity.

The Navajo language is the tribe's official language, one of the largest and most widely spoken Native American languages in the United States. The Navajo language is used in daily life and is also used in the tribe's religious and cultural ceremonies.

The Navajo people are also known for their art, including high-quality oil paintings and unique Navajo textiles made by hand with bold colors and distinctive patterns.

Navajo Nation is also one of the fastest-growing tribes in the United States, with many educational and economic programs being implemented to promote the tribe's economic and community development. The tribe's economic activities include livestock raising, agriculture, mineral extraction, tourism, and other industries.

Nowadays, the Navajo tribe still maintains and preserves its traditional cultural heritage, while striving to build a bright future for their community."

06/01/2023

“I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love.”

– Red Cloud, Chief of the Oglala Lakota tribe.

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Sources: Photograph taken by John K. Hillers, circa 1880 / Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut / Wikimedia Commons

06/01/2023

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 🔥🔥
It was a Cheyenne Woman named Buffalo Calf Road Woman who killed George Armstrong Custer with his own saber at the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. Cheyenne women wear silver drops on their belt to this day to honor her as she proudly wore the saber she claimed from him on that prestigious day.

As the Cheyenne story goes:

Buffalo Calf Road Woman approached Custer, grabbed his saber, and stabbed him, eventually killing him. She told the General “he had it coming.” As Custer lay dead on the ground, Cheyenne and Arapaho women used their awls to stab his ears. It is told that the women chanted “we do this to you so that you will listen to our people in the next world.” The women referred to Custer as Attacker at Dawn because of his role in the Wash*ta Massacre of 1868, in which he attacked Black Kettle’s camp and captured 53 women and children. Many women were r***d as their village burned.

The woman who stabbed Custer claimed his saber. In the days and years to follow, she wore it honorably hanging from her leather belt. This woman was highly respected by all for her warrior deed. After her death, many Cheyenne women continue to honor and remember her by wearing a silver drop on their side attached to their leather belts.

Source: Gordon Yellowman, Cheyenne

06/01/2023

History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better. Because then you are less likely to repeat it. It's not yours to erase. It belongs to all of us.