I don't know what you're teaching background is but you sure are a natural-born teacher and I imagine that your family must be very proud of you for teaching the ways of the Navajo people. Thank you Grandma
I have only been a grandchild of my Paternal grandparents and a child of my parents and a single mother of 7. How's that for a teaching resume'. Thank you for your compliment. We all are natural born teachers as parents and people aren't we? I always have believed that. Navajo Grandma
I never knew my grandmothers. Both passed before I was born. Your warmth, compassion, kindness, and patience in teaching is what I imagine a grandmother to be. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. They give me great comfort and help me to see what I have missed all my life.
Again another comment of Hozho. I can't believe how kind you all are to grandma. I just teach with love for all. I pray for you all too. Even my children don't realize just how much I love them and hope you all do know that grandma loves you and prepares all of these videos with teaching you correct principles in mind to help you in your lives. Hugs always. Navajo Grandma
I have been praying for a loom teacher. I use a small loom and drop spindle and spin my own home grown Hemp and Indian hemp as well as other fibers but I need to learn how to set up a simple loom. Wopila!!!!
Simple, go to youtube and there is a navajo girl who does the set up from beginning to finish I watched it one day and it seemed like it took forever. RUclips is amazing. Hope you see it to learn. Hugs
Kurt you are so right. I will. What awesome wisdom. I surely will. Hugs always. Thank you for supporting grandma in her videos and in many other ways, monetarily, through your wonderful comments. We are a family and we need to care for each other too. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
You are so welcome as I am taking time to care for gpa & doing research. Covid ruined us financially so I am busy researching to earn our bread & butter. It will be a while b4 I get more videos out. Sorry.
I'm so excited for this series of videos! The way the loom parts are named seems to tell the story of how we are connected to the earth, and that is so wonderful. I am so grateful for all you share with us.
I would like to thank you for sharing this video teaching of the loom in dine bizaad. It has positively encouraged me to make one for my 11yr old daughter.
Wonderful! I hope you make great memories while teaching little one. Keep her close. Thank you for being a wonderful mother. Happy thoughts. Navajo Grandma
Wow, this video is very helpful for me. I'm a navajo, I used to watch my grandma and nali weave their rugs. They both passed before they could teach me. None of my aunts or female relatives did weaving, but I always wanted to learn weaving especially the different parts of the loom in Navajo. Thank you.
@@kayonnahyazzie axhehee for watching. I hope you continue to watch to learn and savor some culture and traditions shared here. There is always more. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma Aw ur sweet love u and ur videos I just found u today it was exciting to learn about the soap cause I'm intrested in learning how to make natural things when I'm able to, that was so cool!
It's important to learn things no college class can teach us. I can see the labor and love that went into somethings hand made looks much better than things that were mass produced.
I cant wait to watch your next videos.The carding tools brought back sweet memories of my grandma. I was around 8-9 yrs old when she taught me to use them.My mother looks forward to the things I tell her about you and what you teach. Momma is 97 yrs, and she asked me to ask you, where could we buy cards. My grandma passed on in 1975, and we havent seen cards since then. Grandma called them Cardas
Oh Lisa, this is a mistake that happened during my journey to Colorado for sheep shearing. The rug video and etc somehow disappeared. I was quite disappointed but yes, I will share the carding information when I continue making the wool process. Tonight I hope, the sheep shearing video should be out. Then I start the wool cleaning video in a few days, then the wool washing. After that, I will have a video on the Carding brushes and also will give you information where the Dine' people get their Carding brushes from. It will surprise you. And you may live nearer to that place than the Navajo Reservation. So if you don't mind, it is coming up and I am going to make sure of that. I just want to make sure too that this wool processing is done in order so that whoever wants to learn can relearn this and its history as well as to how grandma learned firsthand. Thank you for desiring to know the information. I love you Lisa, pretty girl. Bless your dear mother. Tell her the video is coming up unless you need to know sooner, I will tell you. Let me know sweetheart. Love you and Love you Momma!!! Navajo Grandma
Awww that was kind words Terry. Keep watching and remember our field trip is coming up to view probably on Monday about sheep shearing in Colorado. Fun!! Navajo Grandma
Glad it was helpful! as this is now the projects as sheep shearing is this week and grandma gets the wool and processes it. I just wanted to be sure to bring you all along. What a treat!!! Navajo Grandma
Before you expect a rug video, grandma is in Colorado after my shearing and some video problems occurred with my daughter in law so no weaving video till I return. Awful. We might put in a food video. The rug video is coming also grandma’s shearing. FYI. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma no worries! You're worth waiting for. I have 3 boxes of wool my Mom gave me from her spinning days. She remembers (89 years old) that one sheep was named Betsy! I intended it for stuffing a comforter someday. But it's pretty browns and black so it should be seen in a sweater. My sister and best friend live in Colorado. Have a good trip!
Very beautiful loom grandma! The video was very helpful. I'm learning how to weave. My masani passed away but I would like to carry on what she was teaching me. Thank you.
Coreen I still need to wash my hands with a HUGE spider web. Apparently that will help, "I hope." LOL! Hugs and so proud of you for continuing your wonderful talent and skill of weaving. I can make great straight lines and some curves but that is it. Yadilah!! Gma
So little but I usually use this loom as an example and will only weave but a little bit. Just an example. Cute and my brother in law is the one who made this for me, he went to the hills and picked out some cedar and cut and smoothed it out then he said I should make the bottom and parts look natural and we left it so. It did give it character and it was gorgeous. Its little enough to take when I need an example of weaving. It gives people a thrill too. LOLl! Thank you for watching. Hugs always. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma your very welcome grandma I think young children like Navajo Dakota and other different native American tribes love to lean from you they are very smat in there education you make a wonderful teacher grandma
Well Miss Cleopatra, I will, and you just stay Egyptian as far as I see you. Thank you for taking the time to watch, learn and listen. Thank you again for subscribing for without you, Grandma wouldn't have this channel. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
This is fascinating to me! I have 2 Icelandic sheep that I have shorn and a spinning wheel my grandma gave me. I ckean it, card it, and spin it to knit into beautiful throws. I would absolutely love to learn how to weave!! Thank you Navajo Grandma, I consider you my own! Love and blessings!!
Welcome Melissa, thank you for taking the time to watch Navajo Grandma's video. Working with any type of wool is always fascinating to me. I know during the stock reduction the anglos tried pushing the rubidoux sheep trying to get rid of the Churro saying they were a filthy sheep and low grade etc. But then Colier an agent for the Gov't found that the Navajo (Dine') women preferred and loved the Churro wool and that they loved its manageability thus they were ale to keep the churro sheep and sought out to this day. My Nali (paternal grandfather had thousands until the stock reduction wherein, the white folks declared too many sheep for a Navajo house hold and that they carted off thousands of the Navajo's sheep and left each household 4 sheep. Horrific. They did the same to all the cattle, goats and horses these Navajo's owned. But the eventual sheep remained is the Churro and thus that is the type of wool Ii love working with. To me its perfect as I shear and work the wool thru all the processes. I am not a weaver by any means. I dabble but it is not a strength. I can shear, skirt, wash, clean, card and spin and make them into skeins, so I really feel sad my skills in weaving are pretty null & void. I can put up a loom, and do simple weaving but no exotic in nature, I guess my hands were never washed in spider webbing. I still have yet to have this done. A prayer goes along with this washing. There are women who have done t his and became great weavers in this modern time. Sorry for such a long comment. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma I am currently looking to get a couple Churro sheep at the moment! Super excited to work with that type of wool. I know here on the Warmsprings reservation same thing happened with the government and their livestock. Was such a sad time. There are no sheep or goats their at all.
Well Wendy keep learning, watching, sharing grandma's videos and use these values within your life. Like grandma said, this is not just for entertainment, it is a way of life that you might end up living with the crazy gov't we have inherited not because we wanted it, it was forced upon us. Other countries know exactly whats going on here and we are here to wake up, stop dependency, stand up for what is right, our families and our land, our flag and freedoms. These are God given rights. So hold on to your seat, maybe during these hard times you will appreciate grandma's teachings. As thru gov't control they will take away your electricity, water, food to control you. Sorry but this is true. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma you are so right and everything you say is true! I am of the Sioux Nation many years removed but alway Sioux in my veins! I know very little of my Heritage and I’m learning and I thank you for sharing yours with me!
Grandma, thank you for teaching this. I have always wanted to learn about about the weaving process. Add in lessons about the Navaho and I'm in heaven. Miigwetch.
Now remember I am processing the wool then we will go from there. I am not here to teach weaving, but to show the process. There is a real difference. I hope all know this. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma Oh yes. I was so curious to know how you make all the wonderful blankets. Does each family or clan have certain patters, colours or styles?
Oh!!! This is so great! I’ve always wanted to learn how weaving is done! What better way to learn than a beautiful Navajo lady! I have a pal in Missouri that buys bulk wool. Then she colors it, cards it, spins it and knits the most amazing things! I’m going to share all these vids with her. She will love this. I think she weaves too.
This is amazing. I’m very grateful for you. My great grandmother never taught my grandma how to weave due to being taken and forced to act english. I never learned how to weave myself, but I want to carry on my culture so my children and grandchildren will know that they have a great culture. a’he’hee grandma.
Right now schools and parents are having their children watch Navajo Grandma learning so many different aspects of our Dine' culture and traditions. This makes my heart happy. Welcome and always welcome to come sit near grandma to listen and learn. Hugs always. Navajo Grandma
Well thank you a b, my brother in law made this loom for me and my friend help me start the weaving. It has mainly become a decor for weaving which is wonderful to have and to use as an example. I am going to hire a woman and her sister to teach me from scratch. It is quite a process. I will need to go find a spider web and wash my hand in it with a sacred prayer so I can really be a weaver. I cried sometimes wishing my Bizhi would have done this for me as I was only watching her weave and I had a hand at it but she was so busy earning money for food etc., that it wasn't time for me to learn every aspect of weaving. I tremendously admire those grandma's and mothers who have taken the time to teach this dying art. We only had one weaver left in our Paternal and Maternal direct line generation and they both passed away. Thus I feel like it is up to me now. That is a calling for sure. Thanks for your interest. I know there are looms for sale on youtube where some navajo's are selling the pieces but you have to put the loom together. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Thank you so much for sharing Navajo grandma. I so enjoy your videos and I am so excited about these next one's coming on. I love doing needlework and I've always wanted to learn how to weave so this will be wonderful. I love you sweet little lady you take care of yourself and be safe and God bless!
You are so welcome. I wish you girls were here to watch and learn on site. One day you might be making your own underwear and clothes and this week we shall learn how to shear the sheep, clean, card and spin and dye the wool in its processes. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I love how you explain. The loom parts name makes sence. I have always felt we are connected to the earth..This is going to be a great series. Can't wait
Yáh'áh'téh shí mamá I remember back in the 1970s when my grandmother was alive I was just watch her Loom spinning her yard dying her yards using natural herbs nothing came from the store everything was this home made it brings a lot of memories now I miss my grandmother Annie Billie 1915 2012
Wow, I love to hear your memories you share of your family and your grandma. I pray you write things down about her and how it made you feel to hear the whirring of the spindle or brushing of the carding brushes in her hand, her clanging the pots when dyeing the wood, how she did the process that you remember. Did you ever help her and if you did, do you remember what color you created, what plants did grandma show you to use and what you thought. So much of "your" story you need to tell and write down Jonathan. Please do it. Someday when you read it, you will be honored that you wrote these things down from your heart, from your perspective. Serious. Remember. Navajo Grandma
Wow I can imagine how gorgeous your weaving is. You know there is a black and white striped blanket or covering that I saw some wear and I could not believe how gorgeous it was. Are there some type of blankets or coverings only meant for certain Jews? Sorry to sound so dumb. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma You might be thinking about a tallit? They're usually mostly white with dark blue stripes but they can be any color combination, it's the shape (rectangle) that matters (they have special fringes at the ends.) They're for prayer! They're also worn during weddings. Traditionally, mostly a male thing, I think, but that's changed over the years. I haven't woven any yet because none of the looms I have are big enough but when I finally get a floor loom, I plan on making one for myself. All Jewish garments that are rectangular have to have these tassles at the four corners, tzitzit. Traditionally, they were dyed blue using tekehelet, a dye that declined and was lost around 500 AD, but has been recently been rediscovered to come from a form of sea snail. Since the loss of the knowledge, most people just use white, even after the rediscovery since general adoption of anything in Judaism tends to be pretty slow. Also, you don't sound dumb at all! I love talking about this stuff so much.
Thanks have had so much fun learning from you. My great great grandma was half Cherokee. Love your channel. You’re doing a wonderful thing with your teachings.
I hope you watch carefully because someday you might have to do this. The way this government is going I wouldn't put it pass them. Scary. Learn all you can. Gma
Well Marcey we are going on a field trip to Colorado to meet some new friends who own a sheep ranch and yes you will see grandma manually shearing. These folks I have never met but making friends is wonderful and they only use electric shears. So they will teach me that too. Grandma is going to be wearing anything I can get dirty in. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Well Jamie, I am doing a weaving video that is done and won't come out till Saturday. The sheep shearing not until probably Monday. I am so happy to take you all along with me on a field trip to Colorado where you all will meet the owners of this sheep ranch. I have never met them before but have purchased wool from them. So it will be wonderful to make new friends. I love friends. Navajo Grandma
The owner made me laugh and said today, "I have never gotten excited about sheep shearing until I talk to you. I just get so excited and want to shear sheep because of what you tell me and I can't wait to meet you." Of course, he uses electric shears, I was taught with manual shears. You will see. Fun.
Oh goodness what a nice compliment. I am not the greatest weaver but I do understand parts of a loom. I like to write what these parts are so it helps those who need to know. Hugs again. Navajo Grandma
Good morning Grandma,I am so glad I came across your video tonight earlier and I got so excited to see and hear something like this I couldn't put my phone down. This is very touching and it makes me proud to be Dine.I wish I could be able to chat with you. Take care and may you walk in Beauty. I plan to continue to watching all of the rest of your videos its been a pleasure watching your teaching and life experience as a Dine
OMG!! Thank you for this video! I just commented on the last video about my late grandmother wanting to teach me but sadly she passed. I still would love to learn. This is a start. Now I just need to know how to build one 😊👍.
Well I want you to know that there are kits that you can find on youtube. Its awesome. I hope you are able to find them. I don't have the information. Sorry. Navajo Grandma
I am a weaver and love learning about weaving from different cultures. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom, and I am looking forward to the rest of the series! 💗
I am thankful you are a weaver and I hope I can teach you more about the "process" of shearing, cleaning, washing and preparing the wool for carding and spinning. Navajo Grandma
There is more to learn. Remember grandma's teachings because maybe in times to come you might be making your clothes yourself. Share grandma's videos and spread the correct principles that are being taught here. Love you. Navajo Grandma
Its always a good day when Grandma hands out a new lesson. Those blankets look so warm. I could use one in Indiana... it gets very cold here in the winter time!
Well yes, they are wonderful blankets and they were also worn as clothing too. I have made a rug video that will be coming out probably Saturday, not sure as I am not the editor. On Friday grandma will be shearing a sheep and that should come out on Monday I hope. Its the beginning of a processing of wool that maybe you all might learn to do. Good to hear from you. May God bless and keep you always in health and protection from all that is negative. Love you. Navajo Grandma
Well one day when you need clothes you might end up naked. Practice makes perfect you know. Trials in learning are the lessons to make perfection. What Godly wisdom Ute JK. Don't give up the ship. Navajo Grandma
Once again thank you grandma. That is so wonderful. Yes, they do have names on different areas. Appreciate you for teaching to all the people that are willing to learn. Love you grandma & take care😙
Paula who always gives grandma a thumbs up and thank you. I pray you share grandma with family and friends. We all need to remember and learn our ways that are true. Ahehee shi yazhi.
Dear Angelina from Sweden. Grandma loves you all. I love your beautiful handcrafts, for they are so beautiful and have deep earthy colors, I have had adopted grandparents who were from Sweden. I learned so much from them. They all had absolutely white hair and the bluest eyes. When I went to Japan, I became friends with a girl from Sweden who was a model. When we would ride the trains the Japanese people would snip her hair and one time her waist length hair was shoulder length by the time we got to Tokyo where she was modeling. It was shocking as the trains were so tight with people that there is movement that you don't realize even if someone would be picking your pocket. She made tons of money and we use to travel all over together until she and I had to go our separate ways. I had her name and magazines but no longer. Just precious memories. I guess I tell you this because I want to feel close to all of you even there in Sweden. Good people I have met. Hugs always from so far away but my words do hug you, I hope you know. Love you. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma it's so interesting and nice to watch your videos and you are so kind! Hope you are having a wonderful evening! 💗 I have Sámi roots and your videos have helped me get more interested in the Sámi tribe's culture(as well as the Navajo tribes) and cherish my roots and life itself. ☺ I wish i could get to know the part of my family that emigrated to America. Also i also have blue eyes and blond hair! It's nice to share with you a little about myself so we are close yet far away from each other. 🤗
@@angelinakarlstrom789 Was it you who sent me that Sami link? If it was, it was so interesting and wonderful. Bless those who are keeping up the traditions and precious teachings and loved the homes made and foods with utensils. Its so interesting and wish one day I can go there. Navajo Grandma
i like to knit by hand and crochet, i've never used any kind of loom before and it's cool to see different designs from around the world. i also really like the vibe of videos like this because i feel like i'm in a classroom heheh
I love you Navajo grandma! Your videos are so informative and important to the preservation of this nation's first people and I'm sure that a lot of these teachings will hold the keys to our survival in the future. Thank you thank you thank you and I love you so much for all that you are doing and for just being a beautiful spirit.
Thank you for your kind words of Hozho. I keep praying that all who watch my videos are truly learning and making it a part of their lives and not just watching. You might need to learn how to shear, card and spin your own wool one day. Our gov't is making wrong moves and we need to stand on our own and stop dependency. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I love your channel. I am German/Irish but I am absolutely fascinated with your channel. I love your storytelling and the way you present information. I have learned so many things from you, that I never knew. Your ancestors would be so proud of you for enlightening others. Much love to you. ❤
Well I am not to take all the credit, thank my Nali and Bizhi. They and my parents taught me all I know and its their personality you see not mine. I was just taught and absorbed more than I realized. It was the way of the Navajo's long ago to give the grandchildren to the elders to be raised by them while the parents worked the fields. What outstanding wisdom long gone. Of course it was a grandpa and grandma who taught the little ones. Sad. Glad I was given to my grandparents at 18 months. My grandma Bizhi suckled me and I know she is so much more of my mother than my own mother was but I still had that bonding with my mom that never left me. Too much information right? Grandma
Once again, you are helping to preserve a valuable skill that absolutely must be passed on to our younger generations. I was thinking as I watched, this is a skill that is common to both our ancestries as I am of Celtic descent. The woolen textiles woven in Ireland Scotland and Wales are legendary. Just as the Dine' textiles are. There is nothing better than a wool blanket on a cold winters night.
Paul your comment is just spot on. The textiles you are speaking of are amazing as they are hand made, with love and hard work. There is nothing like it. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Well this is the start. Learn, watch, listen, implement grandma's teachings. My elders use to say this to all their children and grandchildren and few listened and now they have great regrets. Lets not be those who regret. You might need to make your own clothes in times to come. Watch, share and listen. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Happy New Year Rebecca. Thank you for your wonderful comment. I love that you have learned or taught yourself how to knit. That is wonderful and so lovely. What a wonderful soul you are to learn and explore new talents. Yes I wanted to learn to weave myself. I was little and always helped gather the herbs and plants to dye the wool that was carded. Then I spun the wool for grandma and she was always so proud of me. That was the extent of the process I learned and helped with Shi Bizhi. All way from shearing till the wool was dyed and out on the sage brushes drying, then carding the rolags for the spinning and finally the end result of yarn for the weaving. My Bizhi put up the loom and I just watched and amazed by her patience in putting up a loom. It is work I tell you as her loom was about the size of a queen bed spread. Huge as far as I am concerned. So my goal is also one day to learn how to weave actually weave as my grandmother did. Thank you for this wonderful comment. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
Irene Scott, you should be teaching this. Aren't you a weaver? All this information is elementary and what my Bizhi taught me, there are other words used but I need to keep it all simple for the subscribers. Its just beautiful to have watched my Bizhi explain the blue sky, mother earth, the rain, lightening, the female and male parts of a loom when she was putting a loom together. She said, you won't remember these things but I am teaching you and hope you will remember and teach your children. Well guess what? I am doing just that and I know she is happy. Hugs to you. I will be in Colorado shearing tomorrow at 2pm. I am so excited. You will watch and laugh on Monday I believe when I have the video come out. Saturday I believe the rug video should come out. I hope. I will be going to the flea markets in Kirtland Saturday. Do you go? I want some blue mush, chilthchiin, and some weaving tools. So excited. If you go I might see you there. Navajo Grandma. Y e a.
@@NavajoGrandma been out of town during the time you were around in Albuquerque Lovelace hospital, with my Lil sister Marlene. She is okay, back in Aztec.
Well Jackie, now is the journey to learn how to shear, card and spin and dye our wool. Its going to be fun and hoping we are all learning as one day we might end up making our own clothes the way the gov't is going. Navajo Grandma
Now remember Grandma isn’t teaching weaving, just how to process the wool, from start to spinning. That’s a lot of work and information as it is. Navajo Grandma
Oh, another beautiful indigenous woman. Ahehee to you to. Thank you for remaining steadfast, learning from Grandma's teachings as all that I have been given is because I was taught in a Hogan, watching my Nali and Bizhi, and family living what they taught me. I suckled on these teachings and the amazing holy ancestral real oral histories completely unlike the teachings of today. The old ways were true and now the truths are left out. Listen, watch, learn, let it permeate your mind, body and sould and stand strong against the winds that are coming. Prepare and be ready. Learn and use your knowledge to overcome the future. You will see what I mean. Now, be wise. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I am reminded of the herbs you pick on your videos. As a child, I was also taught by my father and mother of the uses of the Navajo Medicines. I am touched by your stories as well. Makes me miss Navajo Land very much. I had nothing but great memories as child around my grandparents place near Kayenta. Being around the Juniper trees and playing on the rocks with my cousins. I will continue to learn and gain more knowledge of my culture. As well as learn and speak Navajo. I will prepare & be ready. Thanks again for taking time out of your life to teach. I'm so glad I came across your channel. You teach a wide range of subjects. As well as cooking! My fry bread dough is getting better. Hugs to you too Shímasaní! Ahéhee ❤
@@marcellac515 I lived there in Kayenta for 18 months. I went to church there and met a family with the last name of Yellow and I loved them so much. There were so many people there I loved and helped and taught. I miss that place. One of the kids there named King Arthur Black became my foster son for a year. Years later when he was married with children I finally found him. I know he had a little drinking problem but I sure miss talking to him. We drove through there not long ago when doing my Native American Month video. Gorgeous place. Love you. Navajo Grandma
When I was little we had weaving looms to make potholders. But a useless plastic loom after the arts & craft holders were made was made. That’s a nice reusable. Cool video 💕
Thanks for sharing, I believe I had answered you but apparently it didn’t register. So proud of you for making these potholders. Eventually we grow up and use these cedar looms. Awesome. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
May I ask you a couple questions? Did the Yaqui trade with the Navajo before the settlers? Do you know anything about the books about Don Juan Matisse? There are 6 books written in early 70’s. He was a Yaqui “medicine man” of the peyote way. Are those books true? I read all the books.
Yaateeh, I wish you knew what I know about the Yaqui tribe, so noble, strong, never relenting, Mexico enslaved them feriously, but they fought, another sad history, then the migration away from their noble desire to never be subservient to a government. I know your story and wept. The rest is also sad but a good learning. You have much to learn. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I am glad at least you are interested. Our field trip is coming up on Friday to watch grandma shear a sheep for its wool. I wish I could bring you all to Colorado to join with me. See you then. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma hope you video that, I've seen sheep shearing before on other videos, but I love to watch how you do it. I know how yarn is made that's straight from sheep to spinning wheel to a blanket or rugs . I find it fascinating , and my grandmothers on both side, dad's mom was 82 i think, and my mom's mom was in her 90s when I lost them, g.grandma Payne lived to her late 90s, so I hope I get to take after mom's side :) I won't be 60, til next year but sometimes body feels 160 but I just keep trucking along. Have a blessed day, and enjoy your sheep shearing :)
@@cloudweemes9716 I just pray and tell God, I don't want to grow old its something I can't see happening because I have so much to do and if I am wrinkly pinkly and brain dead how on earth can I be the salt of the earth. I am not afraid to ask anything of God. I know He hears me. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Glad you think so! Thank you for dropping by and watching and hope you learned something from this video. Hugs to you and thank you again. Navajo Grandma
Well the horse for one, running wild now that we have cars, having problems health wise. I know that some had to be killed, sold and some had diseases. Then the sheep, goats, dogs, cats, chickens. I believe the law that says, if you own them, "take care of them." It really is up to all of us as owners. Even the horses that are running wild. Inoculate them, spay them, whatever it takes to expend the money we need because we want them, therefore, we have decided to care for them. Period. That is my wisdom on the fact. 10/4. Remember I am not the law, I am not an animal doctor but common sense speaks loud to me. I listen and hear. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma Thank you so much! I'm working on a project dealing with the endangered species act and we want the perspective of Native Americans. If you'd like to talk more you can reach me by email at mitchell.latzman@gmail.com I'm also speaking with a Navajo Nation cultural specialist. Love your work and thank you again!
So very interesting Navajo grandma, I haven’t went out yet to check my P.O. Box I’m getting physical therapy in my home so hopefully I’ll be ready to go out soon,one day can you do a video on herbs of all kind ,I’ve been so low on energy and just not feeling well. Thank you for all your teaching,I’m very great full 🌻🙏
Sherrie what happened to you? Is it okay for grandma to ask? Well the only kind of herbs I know of are on the reservation and in the city areas where there is rivers and more waterways. I do love herbs and maybe we can but way later. It is definitely very very important. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
No actually grandma didn't know this, but I will tell my husband and he is a fan of these ways. He was given a little yoda that is magnetic that sits on your shoulder from my youngest daughter who went to Disneyland a few months ago. I know what you mean though. Science fiction isn't really science fiction after all. At least some right? "This is the way." Love you, Grandma
Yes...I wanna learn...I met my great gma gma Lilly ...our family is from Tachitchi....I know we're salt clan...n my gpa Tsosie was born in Mexican springs
Wow, this is good that you know your clans. Then you are wanting to learn more. Well aside from on site learning, you will see and watch and retain I would desire for you. Write these things down so you have the information. Knowing parts of a loom is important. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Not quite the same, but I've been doing counted Cross Stitch for 30 or so years now. I taught myself, and even sold some of my works. Favorites to do is baby bibs that say "Future Pow wow Dancer " etc. My daughter is left-handed but wants to learn, if she ever gets the time, I hope to teach her and later the girls as well.I do my own designs on the baby bibs, Hasn't tried on anything larger yet. I started out embroidering but I have to say that Counted Cross stitching is a passion. When I am not fishing or spending time with t he grandbabies :) Love your videos and I've learned a great deal. I do have a question on your loom work, has anyone who don't know the other is doing, come up with the same or very similar patterns ?
Well what a wonderful hobby and they sound so precious. I am happy to hear you are spending good quality constructive time and not just getting old like grandma. I have friends who lived up to 107 years and all by keeping busy and being wonderful. They were some of my teachers in life. Love them and miss their wisdom. I was like a teenager when I was around them and they always made me swear I would never grow old. Trying to keep my promise. Ha. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma I live with Chronic pain and though I prefer to walk when I have to go grocery shopping, sometimes it makes it hurt to do a lot of walking but I still try any how. My pain management dr tells me to at least try to walk if I can, I told him fishing is exercise too , cause I get up often lol or I'm chasing a 2 yr old and 1 yr old to make sure they're not up to mischief. lol
@@cloudweemes9716 Now, I have heard that the Marijuana oil does take the pain away and not the part that makes you hallucinate type. My children use it for headaches and pain and feel good about it. I wonder if you have ever thought of using it or trying it. I use a magnet bed and its healed me so many times and it took a bit getting use to but now its my go to. Love you and will pray for you directly for your pain management to be completely healed. Hugs from Grandma
Well derrrick I do not and have not even thought of that. There are so many requests and if you know your grandmother, we don't do everything like we use to when we were young but I will definitely put that on my list. Thank you for that suggestion and I have done the Dine' Rug dress clothing but i need to redo that too along with this as well. I shall see. There is a lot going on and grandma is doing her best. Great idea! Navajo Grandma
As Dine' we use the hand spun yarn from the sheep wool. But, you can get regular yarn from the store, it needs to be white. The length is the breadth of both your arms extended outward. The number of strings depends upon how thick your hair is or if you like a thick strand then its up to you. Its best if its a little thinner so you can handle it and tie it. Be sure to tie a knot at about 1 inch before the end of the strings. Hope you understand. Navajo Grandma
When I was little I used to sit behind the loom n watch shima sani weave so I cld learn. But when shi che' saw me he wld say you not suppose to sit behind the loom. He never told me why I cldn't but I'd move myself n sit next to shima sani. Or begin carding which is also another secred way of doing it. Just can't rmbr what that was.
Wonderful memory. Ask your family and find out why your Che' said that. Write it down. Keep it and read it when you are not having such a great day and you will forget your problems and smile with the love of your Che' and Masani. Navajo Grandma
Rosalia, honest dear granddaughter, I have never seen a prayer stick only in other tribes like the Hopi tribe and India Indian cultures elsewhere. Now remember grandma was only taught what she knows by her Nali and Bishi. We had sticks that were burnt on one end when we went out into the dark at night, to make the evil that might lurk out there to run from us. Sorry. Navajo Grandma
@damianchevarillo505 First, go find a large spider web. Be careful. Prayerfully & reverently wash your hands with the web. Pray and reverently thank spider woman for the gift of weaving. To begin with.
Well what will you do when there are no longer stores open to do that, what then. This gov't administration is destroying America as it is and good luck, this is why grandma is trying to teach you and to prepare you for what is coming. No joke. Watch and learn. Plant a garden, learn to subsist off the land. Stop the dependency. Navajo Grandma
I love you Grandma, Your Empathy is powerful. Because when you care about another entity, be it a tree a stone Father Sky, The Earth Mother, ect. They all care back. When you wish something if you don't tell yourself afterwards that it can't happen. It will sooner or later. The Druids are also followers of the wheel of the four directions. Children of the Earth Mother. The most advanced people on Earth. The Roman's figured out that as long as the Celts had Druids they could never beat them. The Druids were smarter than the Romans, but their king wasn't. The Roman's spit poison on the Druids, so People lost faith in them. In 57 AD The Romans murdered all the Druids on Ynnys Mon "the isle of Mother." And holy head. 22 years later Mt. Vesuvius let the Roman's know how she felt about that. She incinerated Pompei and Herculaneum. Why 22 years later. Thats how the Earth mother let them where they stored 2, for 2. When you destroy the children of the Earth Mother you curse yourself. So as you can see your Empathy is very powerful.
What a beautiful rendition of history, so spot on and yes, some of this grandma knows and how beautiful. There is so much that we miss and don't try to understand about history and not repeating it and what God turns back on us as we do ungodly deeds. Truth is truth is what grandma says. You can't run from it, as it is a testimony of God and goodness if trifled with can come back deadly. Empathy is powerful and it is that Godly understanding that brings peace and toggles the world to move forward in empathy, love, understanding and happiness more fluidly and without hampering life. I love your mind and spirit. Navajo Grandma
Well I would love to see those pictures. Send them to dinehgrandma@gmail.com. I can imagine. Remember we are all family when it gets right down to it all. One huge family. Though the cultures and traditions differ they so compliment each other. Glad you are there to experience all of this and to share this with us. Happy to learn. Navajo Grandma
I don't know what you're teaching background is but you sure are a natural-born teacher and I imagine that your family must be very proud of you for teaching the ways of the Navajo people. Thank you Grandma
I have only been a grandchild of my Paternal grandparents and a child of my parents and a single mother of 7. How's that for a teaching resume'. Thank you for your compliment. We all are natural born teachers as parents and people aren't we? I always have believed that. Navajo Grandma
I never knew my grandmothers. Both passed before I was born. Your warmth, compassion, kindness, and patience in teaching is what I imagine a grandmother to be. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. They give me great comfort and help me to see what I have missed all my life.
Again another comment of Hozho. I can't believe how kind you all are to grandma. I just teach with love for all. I pray for you all too. Even my children don't realize just how much I love them and hope you all do know that grandma loves you and prepares all of these videos with teaching you correct principles in mind to help you in your lives. Hugs always. Navajo Grandma
Yes! She is! You can hear her heart in her voice.
Thank you for sharing this. I'm not Navajo/Dine but I have appreciated the designs.
What a kind comment. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
I love you Grandma!
Grandma loves you right back always and forever. Hugs as well. Navajo Grandma
I have been praying for a loom teacher. I use a small loom and drop spindle and spin my own home grown Hemp and Indian hemp as well as other fibers but I need to learn how to set up a simple loom. Wopila!!!!
Simple, go to youtube and there is a navajo girl who does the set up from beginning to finish I watched it one day and it seemed like it took forever. RUclips is amazing. Hope you see it to learn. Hugs
@@NavajoGrandma please share the link.
Grandma, whilst your taking care of people, don't forget to take care of GRANDMA!
Kurt you are so right. I will. What awesome wisdom. I surely will. Hugs always. Thank you for supporting grandma in her videos and in many other ways, monetarily, through your wonderful comments. We are a family and we need to care for each other too. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
You are so welcome as I am taking time to care for gpa & doing research. Covid ruined us financially so I am busy researching to earn our bread & butter. It will be a while b4 I get more videos out. Sorry.
Great content for sure
Glad you appreciate this teaching from grandma. Love you. Navajo Grandma
I love you Navajo Grandma. Thank you for sharing all this wonderful history with us. Enjoying every moment. Blessings to you
You are so welcome. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I'm so excited for this series of videos! The way the loom parts are named seems to tell the story of how we are connected to the earth, and that is so wonderful. I am so grateful for all you share with us.
It’s gonna be fun. Keep watching, learning and Sharing your grandma. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I would like to thank you for sharing this video teaching of the loom in dine bizaad. It has positively encouraged me to make one for my 11yr old daughter.
Wonderful! I hope you make great memories while teaching little one. Keep her close. Thank you for being a wonderful mother. Happy thoughts. Navajo Grandma
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, weaving and language!
Oh and axhehee. Yes and thank you. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
Wow, this video is very helpful for me. I'm a navajo, I used to watch my grandma and nali weave their rugs. They both passed before they could teach me. None of my aunts or female relatives did weaving, but I always wanted to learn weaving especially the different parts of the loom in Navajo. Thank you.
@@kayonnahyazzie axhehee for watching. I hope you continue to watch to learn and savor some culture and traditions shared here. There is always more. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
I wish I had a grandma that'd take time to teach me stuff like this. I like learning things from other cultures, especially food.
Now grandma doesn’t have a lot of food videos but I love teaching you Naalia, you are my grandchild, don’t you know? Love you. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma Aw ur sweet love u and ur videos I just found u today it was exciting to learn about the soap cause I'm intrested in learning how to make natural things when I'm able to, that was so cool!
It's important to learn things no college class can teach us. I can see the labor and love that went into somethings hand made looks much better than things that were mass produced.
Wise words, wise comment. Navajo Grandma
This is very special. From hundred year old traditions to be alive, well, and loved 🥹🥹 beautiful. 🙏🏼 thank you for the lessons
Thank you very much! Sandy appreciate your receptiveness. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I cant wait to watch your next videos.The carding tools brought back sweet memories of my grandma. I was around 8-9 yrs old when she taught me to use them.My mother looks forward to the things I tell her about you and what you teach. Momma is 97 yrs, and she asked me to ask you, where could we buy cards. My grandma passed on in 1975, and we havent seen cards since then. Grandma called them Cardas
Oh Lisa, this is a mistake that happened during my journey to Colorado for sheep shearing. The rug video and etc somehow disappeared. I was quite disappointed but yes, I will share the carding information when I continue making the wool process. Tonight I hope, the sheep shearing video should be out. Then I start the wool cleaning video in a few days, then the wool washing. After that, I will have a video on the Carding brushes and also will give you information where the Dine' people get their Carding brushes from. It will surprise you. And you may live nearer to that place than the Navajo Reservation. So if you don't mind, it is coming up and I am going to make sure of that. I just want to make sure too that this wool processing is done in order so that whoever wants to learn can relearn this and its history as well as to how grandma learned firsthand. Thank you for desiring to know the information. I love you Lisa, pretty girl. Bless your dear mother. Tell her the video is coming up unless you need to know sooner, I will tell you. Let me know sweetheart. Love you and Love you Momma!!! Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma ,No rush, I'll wait to see your videos. You are so kind, Mom and I love you back!
That's beautiful artwork grandma.
Awww that was kind words Terry. Keep watching and remember our field trip is coming up to view probably on Monday about sheep shearing in Colorado. Fun!! Navajo Grandma
I really do appreciate you teaching us the navajo loom. very helpful.
Glad it was helpful! as this is now the projects as sheep shearing is this week and grandma gets the wool and processes it. I just wanted to be sure to bring you all along. What a treat!!! Navajo Grandma
Weaving beauty for us one podcast at a time. Thank you!
Before you expect a rug video, grandma is in Colorado after my shearing and some video problems occurred with my daughter in law so no weaving video till I return. Awful. We might put in a food video. The rug video is coming also grandma’s shearing. FYI. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma no worries! You're worth waiting for. I have 3 boxes of wool my Mom gave me from her spinning days. She remembers (89 years old) that one sheep was named Betsy! I intended it for stuffing a comforter someday. But it's pretty browns and black so it should be seen in a sweater.
My sister and best friend live in Colorado. Have a good trip!
Very beautiful loom grandma! The video was very helpful. I'm learning how to weave. My masani passed away but I would like to carry on what she was teaching me. Thank you.
Coreen I still need to wash my hands with a HUGE spider web. Apparently that will help, "I hope." LOL! Hugs and so proud of you for continuing your wonderful talent and skill of weaving. I can make great straight lines and some curves but that is it. Yadilah!! Gma
And your weaving is gorgeous!!!!!
So little but I usually use this loom as an example and will only weave but a little bit. Just an example. Cute and my brother in law is the one who made this for me, he went to the hills and picked out some cedar and cut and smoothed it out then he said I should make the bottom and parts look natural and we left it so. It did give it character and it was gorgeous. Its little enough to take when I need an example of weaving. It gives people a thrill too. LOLl! Thank you for watching. Hugs always. Navajo Grandma
Beautiful lady. Love and blessings to you and your family 😘
Thank you! You too! You are so kind. Navajo Grandma
This video is awesome! It explains the structure of the loom, and you get to hear each part in Navajo. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Happy to hear this. Hugs always from your Navajo Grandma
I have an inkle loom. I look forward to learning with you, Grandma!
Wonderful!
Grandma your loom is educational I love to watch and learn it's the best loom you ever made making this video is very learning love you always grandma
Thank you Robert. Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma your very welcome grandma I think young children like Navajo Dakota and other different native American tribes love to lean from you they are very smat in there education you make a wonderful teacher grandma
I love how you teach us your traditions and culture as well as the language. I want to absorb all I can.
Well Miss Cleopatra, I will, and you just stay Egyptian as far as I see you. Thank you for taking the time to watch, learn and listen. Thank you again for subscribing for without you, Grandma wouldn't have this channel. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
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This is fascinating to me! I have 2 Icelandic sheep that I have shorn and a spinning wheel my grandma gave me. I ckean it, card it, and spin it to knit into beautiful throws. I would absolutely love to learn how to weave!! Thank you Navajo Grandma, I consider you my own! Love and blessings!!
Welcome Melissa, thank you for taking the time to watch Navajo Grandma's video. Working with any type of wool is always fascinating to me. I know during the stock reduction the anglos tried pushing the rubidoux sheep trying to get rid of the Churro saying they were a filthy sheep and low grade etc. But then Colier an agent for the Gov't found that the Navajo (Dine') women preferred and loved the Churro wool and that they loved its manageability thus they were ale to keep the churro sheep and sought out to this day. My Nali (paternal grandfather had thousands until the stock reduction wherein, the white folks declared too many sheep for a Navajo house hold and that they carted off thousands of the Navajo's sheep and left each household 4 sheep. Horrific. They did the same to all the cattle, goats and horses these Navajo's owned. But the eventual sheep remained is the Churro and thus that is the type of wool Ii love working with. To me its perfect as I shear and work the wool thru all the processes. I am not a weaver by any means. I dabble but it is not a strength. I can shear, skirt, wash, clean, card and spin and make them into skeins, so I really feel sad my skills in weaving are pretty null & void. I can put up a loom, and do simple weaving but no exotic in nature, I guess my hands were never washed in spider webbing. I still have yet to have this done. A prayer goes along with this washing. There are women who have done t his and became great weavers in this modern time. Sorry for such a long comment. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma I am currently looking to get a couple Churro sheep at the moment! Super excited to work with that type of wool. I know here on the Warmsprings reservation same thing happened with the government and their livestock. Was such a sad time. There are no sheep or goats their at all.
Oh thank you Grandma
I’m so excited!!! I am learning so much. I love you! 😘🦋
Well Wendy keep learning, watching, sharing grandma's videos and use these values within your life. Like grandma said, this is not just for entertainment, it is a way of life that you might end up living with the crazy gov't we have inherited not because we wanted it, it was forced upon us. Other countries know exactly whats going on here and we are here to wake up, stop dependency, stand up for what is right, our families and our land, our flag and freedoms. These are God given rights. So hold on to your seat, maybe during these hard times you will appreciate grandma's teachings. As thru gov't control they will take away your electricity, water, food to control you. Sorry but this is true. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma you are so right and everything you say is true! I am of the Sioux Nation many years removed but alway Sioux in my veins!
I know very little of my Heritage and I’m learning and I thank you for sharing yours with me!
Grandma, thank you for teaching this. I have always wanted to learn about about the weaving process. Add in lessons about the Navaho and I'm in heaven. Miigwetch.
Now remember I am processing the wool then we will go from there. I am not here to teach weaving, but to show the process. There is a real difference. I hope all know this. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma Oh yes. I was so curious to know how you make all the wonderful blankets. Does each family or clan have certain patters, colours or styles?
Oh!!! This is so great! I’ve always wanted to learn how weaving is done! What better way to learn than a beautiful Navajo lady!
I have a pal in Missouri that buys bulk wool. Then she colors it, cards it, spins it and knits the most amazing things! I’m going to share all these vids with her. She will love this. I think she weaves too.
Well enjoy and share with your family and friends. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
This is amazing. I’m very grateful for you. My great grandmother never taught my grandma how to weave due to being taken and forced to act english. I never learned how to weave myself, but I want to carry on my culture so my children and grandchildren will know that they have a great culture. a’he’hee grandma.
Right now schools and parents are having their children watch Navajo Grandma learning so many different aspects of our Dine' culture and traditions. This makes my heart happy. Welcome and always welcome to come sit near grandma to listen and learn. Hugs always. Navajo Grandma
My grandma used to do this. Omg I wish I could be there with you how much is love to do this I'd love love to have one.💖🙏
Well thank you a b, my brother in law made this loom for me and my friend help me start the weaving. It has mainly become a decor for weaving which is wonderful to have and to use as an example. I am going to hire a woman and her sister to teach me from scratch. It is quite a process. I will need to go find a spider web and wash my hand in it with a sacred prayer so I can really be a weaver. I cried sometimes wishing my Bizhi would have done this for me as I was only watching her weave and I had a hand at it but she was so busy earning money for food etc., that it wasn't time for me to learn every aspect of weaving. I tremendously admire those grandma's and mothers who have taken the time to teach this dying art. We only had one weaver left in our Paternal and Maternal direct line generation and they both passed away. Thus I feel like it is up to me now. That is a calling for sure. Thanks for your interest. I know there are looms for sale on youtube where some navajo's are selling the pieces but you have to put the loom together. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Thank you so much for sharing Navajo grandma. I so enjoy your videos and I am so excited about these next one's coming on. I love doing needlework and I've always wanted to learn how to weave so this will be wonderful. I love you sweet little lady you take care of yourself and be safe and God bless!
You are so welcome. I call this the art of the Gods. So humbling. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Thank you Beautiful Grandma ♥️ i was always curious to see how weaving was done, and I really do appreciate all of the Beautiful teachings✨ Hugs 🤗
You are so welcome. I wish you girls were here to watch and learn on site. One day you might be making your own underwear and clothes and this week we shall learn how to shear the sheep, clean, card and spin and dye the wool in its processes. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I also wish I was there to watch in person as well❣️ Thank you Grandma🤗
I love how you explain. The loom parts name makes sence. I have always felt we are connected to the earth..This is going to be a great series. Can't wait
I am happy you are happy. Navajo Grandma. Share your grandma
Yáh'áh'téh shí mamá I remember back in the 1970s when my grandmother was alive I was just watch her Loom spinning her yard dying her yards using natural herbs nothing came from the store everything was this home made it brings a lot of memories now I miss my grandmother Annie Billie 1915 2012
Wow, I love to hear your memories you share of your family and your grandma. I pray you write things down about her and how it made you feel to hear the whirring of the spindle or brushing of the carding brushes in her hand, her clanging the pots when dyeing the wood, how she did the process that you remember. Did you ever help her and if you did, do you remember what color you created, what plants did grandma show you to use and what you thought. So much of "your" story you need to tell and write down Jonathan. Please do it. Someday when you read it, you will be honored that you wrote these things down from your heart, from your perspective. Serious. Remember. Navajo Grandma
Jewish weaver over here! I love learning about other traditions.
Wow I can imagine how gorgeous your weaving is. You know there is a black and white striped blanket or covering that I saw some wear and I could not believe how gorgeous it was. Are there some type of blankets or coverings only meant for certain Jews? Sorry to sound so dumb. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma You might be thinking about a tallit? They're usually mostly white with dark blue stripes but they can be any color combination, it's the shape (rectangle) that matters (they have special fringes at the ends.) They're for prayer! They're also worn during weddings. Traditionally, mostly a male thing, I think, but that's changed over the years. I haven't woven any yet because none of the looms I have are big enough but when I finally get a floor loom, I plan on making one for myself.
All Jewish garments that are rectangular have to have these tassles at the four corners, tzitzit. Traditionally, they were dyed blue using tekehelet, a dye that declined and was lost around 500 AD, but has been recently been rediscovered to come from a form of sea snail. Since the loss of the knowledge, most people just use white, even after the rediscovery since general adoption of anything in Judaism tends to be pretty slow.
Also, you don't sound dumb at all! I love talking about this stuff so much.
Thanks have had so much fun learning from you. My great great grandma was half Cherokee. Love your channel. You’re doing a wonderful thing with your teachings.
Awesome! Thank you! I am happy you think so. Keep watching and learning. Navajo Grandma
I just had to watch again 🦋
Keep watching and keep learning and keep sharing. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
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That is very interesting. I am looking forward to the shearing, etc. Thank you Grandma.☮️💞🎶
I hope you watch carefully because someday you might have to do this. The way this government is going I wouldn't put it pass them. Scary. Learn all you can. Gma
Well Marcey we are going on a field trip to Colorado to meet some new friends who own a sheep ranch and yes you will see grandma manually shearing. These folks I have never met but making friends is wonderful and they only use electric shears. So they will teach me that too. Grandma is going to be wearing anything I can get dirty in. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma That sounds so cool. Had fun!☮️💖🎶☘️
Auto correct bugs me. Have fun.🤗
I am so excited too. Years ago I spent a week in Chinle, AZ. I was fascinated by the weaving. I can't wait to see your videos !
Well Jamie, I am doing a weaving video that is done and won't come out till Saturday. The sheep shearing not until probably Monday. I am so happy to take you all along with me on a field trip to Colorado where you all will meet the owners of this sheep ranch. I have never met them before but have purchased wool from them. So it will be wonderful to make new friends. I love friends. Navajo Grandma
The owner made me laugh and said today, "I have never gotten excited about sheep shearing until I talk to you. I just get so excited and want to shear sheep because of what you tell me and I can't wait to meet you." Of course, he uses electric shears, I was taught with manual shears. You will see. Fun.
Thank you for your gift of knowledge! I am so eager to see the next video! Love you too!
Its suppose to be available Saturday??? Navajo Grandma
Navajo Grandma thank you so much. You explained it so well. You are a fine teacher.
Oh goodness what a nice compliment. I am not the greatest weaver but I do understand parts of a loom. I like to write what these parts are so it helps those who need to know. Hugs again. Navajo Grandma
I really enjoyed this! I am looking forward to the upcoming videos, sounds interesting and fun! Thank YOU!
I hope you are teachable to learn to build a loom and weave. Haha. Navajo Grandma
Good morning Grandma,I am so glad I came across your video tonight earlier and I got so excited to see and hear something like this I couldn't put my phone down. This is very touching and it makes me proud to be Dine.I wish I could be able to chat with you. Take care and may you walk in Beauty. I plan to continue to watching all of the rest of your videos its been a pleasure watching your teaching and life experience as a Dine
Ahehee shi yazhi, keep watching, learning and sharing with family and friends. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
OMG!! Thank you for this video! I just commented on the last video about my late grandmother wanting to teach me but sadly she passed. I still would love to learn. This is a start. Now I just need to know how to build one 😊👍.
@@americanancestors6177 thank you! 😊
Well I want you to know that there are kits that you can find on youtube. Its awesome. I hope you are able to find them. I don't have the information. Sorry. Navajo Grandma
I am a weaver and love learning about weaving from different cultures. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom, and I am looking forward to the rest of the series! 💗
I am thankful you are a weaver and I hope I can teach you more about the "process" of shearing, cleaning, washing and preparing the wool for carding and spinning. Navajo Grandma
Amazing. Very interesting information. Love the rugs. So beautiful.
There is more to learn. Remember grandma's teachings because maybe in times to come you might be making your clothes yourself. Share grandma's videos and spread the correct principles that are being taught here. Love you. Navajo Grandma
Its always a good day when Grandma hands out a new lesson. Those blankets look so warm. I could use one in Indiana... it gets very cold here in the winter time!
Well yes, they are wonderful blankets and they were also worn as clothing too. I have made a rug video that will be coming out probably Saturday, not sure as I am not the editor. On Friday grandma will be shearing a sheep and that should come out on Monday I hope. Its the beginning of a processing of wool that maybe you all might learn to do. Good to hear from you. May God bless and keep you always in health and protection from all that is negative. Love you. Navajo Grandma
I've tried it once and failed gloriously.
My full respect for all people who do this by hand for a living!
Well one day when you need clothes you might end up naked. Practice makes perfect you know. Trials in learning are the lessons to make perfection. What Godly wisdom Ute JK. Don't give up the ship. Navajo Grandma
Distraction is also the cause of our failures. Think on that one.
@@NavajoGrandma well, at least i know how to knit and crochet.
That will do, i think....😁
I just love your videos and all the things your doing bless you
Why thank you Susan. It is quite a job but the learning and teaching is important. Navajo Grandma
Once again thank you grandma. That is so wonderful. Yes, they do have names on different areas. Appreciate you for teaching to all the people that are willing to learn. Love you grandma & take care😙
Paula who always gives grandma a thumbs up and thank you. I pray you share grandma with family and friends. We all need to remember and learn our ways that are true. Ahehee shi yazhi.
Love you Navajo grandma! You teach so many good things!
Much love from Sweden!
Dear Angelina from Sweden. Grandma loves you all. I love your beautiful handcrafts, for they are so beautiful and have deep earthy colors, I have had adopted grandparents who were from Sweden. I learned so much from them. They all had absolutely white hair and the bluest eyes. When I went to Japan, I became friends with a girl from Sweden who was a model. When we would ride the trains the Japanese people would snip her hair and one time her waist length hair was shoulder length by the time we got to Tokyo where she was modeling. It was shocking as the trains were so tight with people that there is movement that you don't realize even if someone would be picking your pocket. She made tons of money and we use to travel all over together until she and I had to go our separate ways. I had her name and magazines but no longer. Just precious memories. I guess I tell you this because I want to feel close to all of you even there in Sweden. Good people I have met. Hugs always from so far away but my words do hug you, I hope you know. Love you. Navajo Grandma
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@@NavajoGrandma it's so interesting and nice to watch your videos and you are so kind!
Hope you are having a wonderful evening! 💗
I have Sámi roots and your videos have helped me get more interested in the Sámi tribe's culture(as well as the Navajo tribes) and cherish my roots and life itself. ☺
I wish i could get to know the part of my family that emigrated to America.
Also i also have blue eyes and blond hair!
It's nice to share with you a little about myself so we are close yet far away from each other.
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@@angelinakarlstrom789 Was it you who sent me that Sami link? If it was, it was so interesting and wonderful. Bless those who are keeping up the traditions and precious teachings and loved the homes made and foods with utensils. Its so interesting and wish one day I can go there. Navajo Grandma
i like to knit by hand and crochet, i've never used any kind of loom before and it's cool to see different designs from around the world. i also really like the vibe of videos like this because i feel like i'm in a classroom heheh
I am glad you feel teachable. That is wonderful!! Keep watching, sharing and learning with family and friends. Navajo Grandma
Our classroom field trip is coming up tomorrow going to Colorado. Woo Hoo.
@@NavajoGrandma wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you Navajo grandma! Your videos are so informative and important to the preservation of this nation's first people and I'm sure that a lot of these teachings will hold the keys to our survival in the future. Thank you thank you thank you and I love you so much for all that you are doing and for just being a beautiful spirit.
Thank you for your kind words of Hozho. I keep praying that all who watch my videos are truly learning and making it a part of their lives and not just watching. You might need to learn how to shear, card and spin your own wool one day. Our gov't is making wrong moves and we need to stand on our own and stop dependency. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
This is so awesome!
I have always been fascinated by the looms and weaving. ❤️
I am glad to hear this comment from you Melissa. My loom is small but I think you all understand its meaning. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I love your channel. I am German/Irish but I am absolutely fascinated with your channel. I love your storytelling and the way you present information. I have learned so many things from you, that I never knew. Your ancestors would be so proud of you for enlightening others. Much love to you. ❤
Well I am not to take all the credit, thank my Nali and Bizhi. They and my parents taught me all I know and its their personality you see not mine. I was just taught and absorbed more than I realized. It was the way of the Navajo's long ago to give the grandchildren to the elders to be raised by them while the parents worked the fields. What outstanding wisdom long gone. Of course it was a grandpa and grandma who taught the little ones. Sad. Glad I was given to my grandparents at 18 months. My grandma Bizhi suckled me and I know she is so much more of my mother than my own mother was but I still had that bonding with my mom that never left me. Too much information right? Grandma
Once again, you are helping to preserve a valuable skill that absolutely must be passed on to our younger generations. I was thinking as I watched, this is a skill that is common to both our ancestries as I am of Celtic descent. The woolen textiles woven in Ireland Scotland and Wales are legendary. Just as the Dine' textiles are. There is nothing better than a wool blanket on a cold winters night.
Paul your comment is just spot on. The textiles you are speaking of are amazing as they are hand made, with love and hard work. There is nothing like it. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
🌟fantastic 🙏🌹thank you I can't wait 😊 xxx
Well this is the start. Learn, watch, listen, implement grandma's teachings. My elders use to say this to all their children and grandchildren and few listened and now they have great regrets. Lets not be those who regret. You might need to make your own clothes in times to come. Watch, share and listen. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Thank you for sharing this! I would love how to learn to weave like this. I taught myself to knit lol so maybe!
Happy New Year Rebecca. Thank you for your wonderful comment. I love that you have learned or taught yourself how to knit. That is wonderful and so lovely. What a wonderful soul you are to learn and explore new talents. Yes I wanted to learn to weave myself. I was little and always helped gather the herbs and plants to dye the wool that was carded. Then I spun the wool for grandma and she was always so proud of me. That was the extent of the process I learned and helped with Shi Bizhi. All way from shearing till the wool was dyed and out on the sage brushes drying, then carding the rolags for the spinning and finally the end result of yarn for the weaving. My Bizhi put up the loom and I just watched and amazed by her patience in putting up a loom. It is work I tell you as her loom was about the size of a queen bed spread. Huge as far as I am concerned. So my goal is also one day to learn how to weave actually weave as my grandmother did. Thank you for this wonderful comment. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
Ahe hee Grandma, I really appreciate it, very interesting and happy to see you teach. I love it and keep it coming your videos. I love you Auntie 😘💝💕💝
Irene Scott, you should be teaching this. Aren't you a weaver? All this information is elementary and what my Bizhi taught me, there are other words used but I need to keep it all simple for the subscribers. Its just beautiful to have watched my Bizhi explain the blue sky, mother earth, the rain, lightening, the female and male parts of a loom when she was putting a loom together. She said, you won't remember these things but I am teaching you and hope you will remember and teach your children. Well guess what? I am doing just that and I know she is happy. Hugs to you. I will be in Colorado shearing tomorrow at 2pm. I am so excited. You will watch and laugh on Monday I believe when I have the video come out. Saturday I believe the rug video should come out. I hope. I will be going to the flea markets in Kirtland Saturday. Do you go? I want some blue mush, chilthchiin, and some weaving tools. So excited. If you go I might see you there. Navajo Grandma. Y e a.
@@NavajoGrandma been out of town during the time you were around in Albuquerque Lovelace hospital, with my Lil sister Marlene. She is okay, back in Aztec.
🙏🏾Thank you Grandma...beautiful.
You are welcome and thank you for watching and learning. Navajo Grandma
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Love you too. Navajo Grandma
Wowwww
Thank you
For your intros
Awesome job navajo gma
Well Jackie, now is the journey to learn how to shear, card and spin and dye our wool. Its going to be fun and hoping we are all learning as one day we might end up making our own clothes the way the gov't is going. Navajo Grandma
I’m excited for this! I know how to card, spin and blend but I’m just getting into rug making.
Now remember Grandma isn’t teaching weaving, just how to process the wool, from start to spinning. That’s a lot of work and information as it is. Navajo Grandma
Ahéhee Shímasanì!!!! Thank you so much, yes I'm learning. I'm so very grateful for your teachings. I love all of your videos.
Oh, another beautiful indigenous woman. Ahehee to you to. Thank you for remaining steadfast, learning from Grandma's teachings as all that I have been given is because I was taught in a Hogan, watching my Nali and Bizhi, and family living what they taught me. I suckled on these teachings and the amazing holy ancestral real oral histories completely unlike the teachings of today. The old ways were true and now the truths are left out. Listen, watch, learn, let it permeate your mind, body and sould and stand strong against the winds that are coming. Prepare and be ready. Learn and use your knowledge to overcome the future. You will see what I mean. Now, be wise. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
I am reminded of the herbs you pick on your videos. As a child, I was also taught by my father and mother of the uses of the Navajo Medicines. I am touched by your stories as well. Makes me miss Navajo Land very much. I had nothing but great memories as child around my grandparents place near Kayenta. Being around the Juniper trees and playing on the rocks with my cousins. I will continue to learn and gain more knowledge of my culture. As well as learn and speak Navajo. I will prepare & be ready. Thanks again for taking time out of your life to teach. I'm so glad I came across your channel. You teach a wide range of subjects. As well as cooking! My fry bread dough is getting better. Hugs to you too Shímasaní! Ahéhee ❤
@@marcellac515 I lived there in Kayenta for 18 months. I went to church there and met a family with the last name of Yellow and I loved them so much. There were so many people there I loved and helped and taught. I miss that place. One of the kids there named King Arthur Black became my foster son for a year. Years later when he was married with children I finally found him. I know he had a little drinking problem but I sure miss talking to him. We drove through there not long ago when doing my Native American Month video. Gorgeous place. Love you. Navajo Grandma
When I was little we had weaving looms to make potholders. But a useless plastic loom after the arts & craft holders were made was made. That’s a nice reusable. Cool video 💕
Thanks for sharing, I believe I had answered you but apparently it didn’t register. So proud of you for making these potholders. Eventually we grow up and use these cedar looms. Awesome. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
Yá'át'ééh sání thank you for sharing videos about our history, I wish to learn more about my tribe Yaqui. Have a peacful day
May I ask you a couple questions? Did the Yaqui trade with the Navajo before the settlers? Do you know anything about the books about Don Juan Matisse? There are 6 books written in early 70’s. He was a Yaqui “medicine man” of the peyote way. Are those books true? I read all the books.
Should be Don Juan Matus.
Yaateeh, I wish you knew what I know about the Yaqui tribe, so noble, strong, never relenting, Mexico enslaved them feriously, but they fought, another sad history, then the migration away from their noble desire to never be subservient to a government. I know your story and wept. The rest is also sad but a good learning. You have much to learn. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
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Well what a nice compliment and thank you for watching. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Hi Beautiful Dear one I love you Navajo Grandma
Love you too. Navajo Grandma
That's going to be beautiful. I'd love to learn to do that. I've seen some of the Dine' blankets, gorgeous.
I am glad at least you are interested. Our field trip is coming up on Friday to watch grandma shear a sheep for its wool. I wish I could bring you all to Colorado to join with me. See you then. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma hope you video that, I've seen sheep shearing before on other videos, but I love to watch how you do it. I know how yarn is made that's straight from sheep to spinning wheel to a blanket or rugs . I find it fascinating , and my grandmothers on both side, dad's mom was 82 i think, and my mom's mom was in her 90s when I lost them, g.grandma Payne lived to her late 90s, so I hope I get to take after mom's side :) I won't be 60, til next year but sometimes body feels 160 but I just keep trucking along. Have a blessed day, and enjoy your sheep shearing :)
@@cloudweemes9716 I just pray and tell God, I don't want to grow old its something I can't see happening because I have so much to do and if I am wrinkly pinkly and brain dead how on earth can I be the salt of the earth. I am not afraid to ask anything of God. I know He hears me. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Interesting video.
Glad you think so! Thank you for dropping by and watching and hope you learned something from this video. Hugs to you and thank you again. Navajo Grandma
I'd love to get your perspective on important animals to the Navajo people and what should be done to protect them!
Well the horse for one, running wild now that we have cars, having problems health wise. I know that some had to be killed, sold and some had diseases. Then the sheep, goats, dogs, cats, chickens. I believe the law that says, if you own them, "take care of them." It really is up to all of us as owners. Even the horses that are running wild. Inoculate them, spay them, whatever it takes to expend the money we need because we want them, therefore, we have decided to care for them. Period. That is my wisdom on the fact. 10/4. Remember I am not the law, I am not an animal doctor but common sense speaks loud to me. I listen and hear. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma Thank you so much! I'm working on a project dealing with the endangered species act and we want the perspective of Native Americans. If you'd like to talk more you can reach me by email at mitchell.latzman@gmail.com I'm also speaking with a Navajo Nation cultural specialist. Love your work and thank you again!
So very interesting Navajo grandma, I haven’t went out yet to check my P.O. Box I’m getting physical therapy in my home so hopefully I’ll be ready to go out soon,one day can you do a video on herbs of all kind ,I’ve been so low on energy and just not feeling well. Thank you for all your teaching,I’m very great full 🌻🙏
Sherrie what happened to you? Is it okay for grandma to ask? Well the only kind of herbs I know of are on the reservation and in the city areas where there is rivers and more waterways. I do love herbs and maybe we can but way later. It is definitely very very important. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Did you know that the Druids were followers of the Wheel of the Four Directions?
No actually grandma didn't know this, but I will tell my husband and he is a fan of these ways. He was given a little yoda that is magnetic that sits on your shoulder from my youngest daughter who went to Disneyland a few months ago. I know what you mean though. Science fiction isn't really science fiction after all. At least some right? "This is the way." Love you, Grandma
Thank you for explaining the loom. I wanted to know how the warp is attached?
You are so welcome and one day you will weave a rug and grandma can film you. How's that? Navajo Grandma
Yes...I wanna learn...I met my great gma gma Lilly ...our family is from Tachitchi....I know we're salt clan...n my gpa Tsosie was born in Mexican springs
Wow, this is good that you know your clans. Then you are wanting to learn more. Well aside from on site learning, you will see and watch and retain I would desire for you. Write these things down so you have the information. Knowing parts of a loom is important. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Not quite the same, but I've been doing counted Cross Stitch for 30 or so years now. I taught myself, and even sold some of my works. Favorites to do is baby bibs that say "Future Pow wow Dancer " etc. My daughter is left-handed but wants to learn, if she ever gets the time, I hope to teach her and later the girls as well.I do my own designs on the baby bibs, Hasn't tried on anything larger yet. I started out embroidering but I have to say that Counted Cross stitching is a passion. When I am not fishing or spending time with t he grandbabies :) Love your videos and I've learned a great deal. I do have a question on your loom work, has anyone who don't know the other is doing, come up with the same or very similar patterns ?
Well what a wonderful hobby and they sound so precious. I am happy to hear you are spending good quality constructive time and not just getting old like grandma. I have friends who lived up to 107 years and all by keeping busy and being wonderful. They were some of my teachers in life. Love them and miss their wisdom. I was like a teenager when I was around them and they always made me swear I would never grow old. Trying to keep my promise. Ha. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma I live with Chronic pain and though I prefer to walk when I have to go grocery shopping, sometimes it makes it hurt to do a lot of walking but I still try any how. My pain management dr tells me to at least try to walk if I can, I told him fishing is exercise too , cause I get up often lol or I'm chasing a 2 yr old and 1 yr old to make sure they're not up to mischief. lol
@@cloudweemes9716 Now, I have heard that the Marijuana oil does take the pain away and not the part that makes you hallucinate type. My children use it for headaches and pain and feel good about it. I wonder if you have ever thought of using it or trying it. I use a magnet bed and its healed me so many times and it took a bit getting use to but now its my go to. Love you and will pray for you directly for your pain management to be completely healed. Hugs from Grandma
Great job!! Keep on trying
I need to wash my hands in a spiders web.
Navajo Grandma
Do you have a lesson on the baby cradle board?
Well derrrick I do not and have not even thought of that. There are so many requests and if you know your grandmother, we don't do everything like we use to when we were young but I will definitely put that on my list. Thank you for that suggestion and I have done the Dine' Rug dress clothing but i need to redo that too along with this as well. I shall see. There is a lot going on and grandma is doing her best. Great idea! Navajo Grandma
I’m listening.
Boy are you listening as you are learning and watching a lot of grandma's videos. Hugs. Navajo Grandma
Axhe’he shímasiní! 🫶🏼🫶🏼
You are so welcome. Thank you for commenting as I always answer as timely as possible. Have a wonderful week. Hugs from Navajo Grandma
What type of string/rope do you use for the Navajo bun , and how long should it be ?
As Dine' we use the hand spun yarn from the sheep wool. But, you can get regular yarn from the store, it needs to be white. The length is the breadth of both your arms extended outward. The number of strings depends upon how thick your hair is or if you like a thick strand then its up to you. Its best if its a little thinner so you can handle it and tie it. Be sure to tie a knot at about 1 inch before the end of the strings. Hope you understand. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma thank , yes I understand, my youngest daughter who is 27 and mentally challenged absolutely love the Navajo bun. Thanks again!
@@shawnfoster6233 How precious. Tell her grandma loves her. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma I will !
🤗💛ayeeeeeeeeee
Ok. Apparently that is good right? Hugs. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma yess ma'am that means i approve lol with a big smile going from cheek to cheek lol i loved it thank you so muchhhhhhh
When I was little I used to sit behind the loom n watch shima sani weave so I cld learn. But when shi che' saw me he wld say you not suppose to sit behind the loom. He never told me why I cldn't but I'd move myself n sit next to shima sani. Or begin carding which is also another secred way of doing it. Just can't rmbr what that was.
Wonderful memory. Ask your family and find out why your Che' said that. Write it down. Keep it and read it when you are not having such a great day and you will forget your problems and smile with the love of your Che' and Masani. Navajo Grandma
Thank you for your time I wish you can teach me how to make a prayer stick NAMASTE
Rosalia, honest dear granddaughter, I have never seen a prayer stick only in other tribes like the Hopi tribe and India Indian cultures elsewhere. Now remember grandma was only taught what she knows by her Nali and Bishi. We had sticks that were burnt on one end when we went out into the dark at night, to make the evil that might lurk out there to run from us. Sorry. Navajo Grandma
Find out and google it if you have to and find out how to do it yourself. You will learn more by doing that. Navajo Grandma
Family
That is us. Navajo Grandma
Apache and Cherokee Comanche and possible Dakota. One family
I forgot how to do spindle for the side strings on the loom
Well you need a spindle to start with. And then some wool. Gma
@@NavajoGrandma i know how to do the rest but it's just the spindle I probably just need to brush up on it and remember it
Yes, like the bilagaanaa say, "Ohh, practice makes perfect." You answered your own question. Axhehee. Navajo Grandma
Do you sale things
No I do not. I have enough things to do. Maybe I should huh? Navajo Grandma
Ahéhee láa Shimá.
Oh, ahehee doh. Akoo, Dine' ni lii ya??
Auntie I need help please
Who is this. Let me know. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma my name is Damian Chevarillo and I want to start weaving with my grandmothers loom. I would need some pointers.
@damianchevarillo505 First, go find a large spider web. Be careful. Prayerfully & reverently wash your hands with the web. Pray and reverently thank spider woman for the gift of weaving. To begin with.
Umm , I think I’m just going buy woven stuff lol!
Well what will you do when there are no longer stores open to do that, what then. This gov't administration is destroying America as it is and good luck, this is why grandma is trying to teach you and to prepare you for what is coming. No joke. Watch and learn. Plant a garden, learn to subsist off the land. Stop the dependency. Navajo Grandma
I hear u grandma
I love you Grandma, Your Empathy is powerful. Because when you care about another entity, be it a tree a stone Father Sky, The Earth Mother, ect. They all care back. When you wish something if you don't tell yourself afterwards that it can't happen.
It will sooner or later.
The Druids are also followers of the wheel of the four directions. Children of the Earth Mother. The most advanced people on Earth. The Roman's figured out that as long as the Celts had Druids they could never beat them. The Druids were smarter than the Romans, but their king wasn't. The Roman's spit poison on the Druids, so
People lost faith in them.
In 57 AD The Romans murdered all the Druids on Ynnys Mon "the isle of Mother."
And holy head. 22 years later Mt. Vesuvius
let the Roman's know how she felt about that. She incinerated Pompei and Herculaneum. Why 22 years later. Thats how the Earth mother let them where they stored 2, for 2. When you destroy the children of the Earth Mother you curse yourself.
So as you can see your Empathy is very powerful.
What a beautiful rendition of history, so spot on and yes, some of this grandma knows and how beautiful. There is so much that we miss and don't try to understand about history and not repeating it and what God turns back on us as we do ungodly deeds. Truth is truth is what grandma says. You can't run from it, as it is a testimony of God and goodness if trifled with can come back deadly. Empathy is powerful and it is that Godly understanding that brings peace and toggles the world to move forward in empathy, love, understanding and happiness more fluidly and without hampering life.
I love your mind and spirit. Navajo Grandma
@@NavajoGrandma By the way, I'm 100%
Pagan.
Hi Grams, I must send you photos of Albanian handwork. The similarities to Navajo handwork is beyond coincidence in my opinion. Big hugs from the Med!
Well I would love to see those pictures. Send them to dinehgrandma@gmail.com. I can imagine. Remember we are all family when it gets right down to it all. One huge family. Though the cultures and traditions differ they so compliment each other. Glad you are there to experience all of this and to share this with us. Happy to learn. Navajo Grandma