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April 17, H77 Page One Past lives for Navajo children By Hand S Parkinson Tribune Lifestyle Writer - BLAN DING The San Juan School District's, In dian Education Center is piloting a new Na.ajo Culture Awareness Program Units of stud and ar tivitic's aie written for all grades A workshop for 20 selected teachers rep resented all grade levels m the district Teachers are taking the pilot program into their classrooms for both Navajo and Anglo students The same teachers w ill return to the center later in the year for evalm tions, revisions and addi tions to the program based on their use of the material, said Don Mose Jr , project diiector of the Navajo Currie ulurn Development and Cultural Center At this point, feedback indicates the program is being well re eived by teachers, ad mmistrators, students and parents Mexican Hat Vctivity Mexican Hat Elemen tary S hool staged a 'Cultural Awareness Day" recently for the com mumty Children and adults, both Navajo and Anglo, donned Navajo clothes, accessories and jewelry Students made dis plays pictures and other visual materials to dec-o- i ate the school Fourth graders put on a show. puppet the of "Mythology Hogan Adults in the community demonstrated Navajo arts and crafts of and basket-weavin- g sandpainting silv ersmithing Navajo Tribal Council members explained to the students how tribal government works, including a mock session A display of authentic Indian art pieces and artifacts, as well as a miniature Navajo village wac taken from the In dian Center m Blanding and set up by Mr Mose Navajo food was fea tured for lunch The cultural awamess program at the kinder garten level includes units in social studies, art and health Some art and activities dovetail with other units In contrast the pro gram for the senior high school student', me hide's units on herbs used as medicdticns mammals on the reserv ation re ligi either ous ceremonies rituals, dames for the four seasons long walks, study of tubal govern ment, Nav ajo history and stories on leaders and pc'ople past and present In the kindergaiten program is a unit on Navajo clothing worn hv txth men and women in eai her times and today It has religious significance as well as ch'colativo It alsci lop lesc'uls wealth Some' people wear tuiquoise ev ei v dav . some- jast lot sjie'e lal oe casions U'sson mate-- lal also 7 leveals it was just veals ago that the Nava jo leai mxl the ait and craft of silveisnuthi-from the Mexicans who Dress-l- Another unit deals w ith Navajo dwellings both male and female hogans tents, feept'es, trailer house's, modem houses othei struct ui os unhid mg ramadas isummci shadeshelteisi and sweat house's Navajo Spamat Moms the Navajo dress up day, to show how vai ious aiti des of e lothing and ae eessones are worn coi re'ctly and why in Hogans refe-- to pesenbed (lose hv a Nav ajo Othei emit s Ini the live' veal olds s unit on fat miiig deals with what fooels Navajos i also animals on the taini and e aie and texid loi animals ieai t dav s of ai ts e i aits and other iti'ins m the Nav ajo e ulniie we'ie se't hv eemt er staffers of 1od.iv Tin1.iv one may six' bods, table's a stov e e hails and windows and liogan In the jiast and m some instances texlav occ'U pants sleep on sheepskins on the cat then floor w ith their heads to the wall and their t to the fn e Then aie t alums .on he'll ncx'ted to a liogan a dealh occurs in the st i m tine, tile InnI.v is either huned m the , Anita Toledo arranges mini Navajo display for San Juan School District, Indian Cultural rug weaving ment the awaieness am Staff memlK'is at tile' (enter me lode Mr Mose Kent Tihleots, hi lingual program dueetoi for the district, ('hailos A amto artist, Anita Toledo 'ie, Tony Woje lk, photo pi ogi hogan and the entiy sealed to warn othei s away or the deceased is extiaeted thiough a ho1, knoe ke'd in the rear and the structure ahacdoned and often burned Other tl.oigs, which lender a hogan taboo for use by Navajo's aie lightening striking m dose pioximity to the struetuie or when a bear Center, Blanding. Visuals add much interest to center. Teaiheis weie eiieoiiiagexf to duplicate them at vanous deg lex's of elitfieulty tfe pending on the gi ade levi'l or to let students eieate and lncoipoiato then own ideas Other audio v lsual aids di'velopexl hv the1 center aie available to supple the in ouragexl the woiksliop dis Displays Hogans of the' jusl weie smaller than those other furnishings medium' men of the fa mlv li laic hv juaveis hogau the plac e i the mgs and baskets and then uses health lesson w ith ide'iilifv mg and last mg imth native and com menial fiNxls eaten hv Navajos Coinmeal foi example, is use'll both as a foexi and ill sings ami n( the of honoi is usually i usei v eel foi the patiiaieh oi mal The include' loam family sliiului" mg about siU ei smithing s.mclp.oiitiug w i av mg of - men Wood it om such tl lie tint Is m v ci used foi any pin and utensils 'I hi- npn she oi soul!! side is foi to a house r hull! mi's against , oi mirth side is Ini women kite he'll supplies - Turquoise is the most precious of stones to the an c KllIOH An act iv ity to teae h the concept is to have a h iv ..uins 111, aie it fiom the els, who leai nod it fiom elhng Hog ills tiadition and uluimis uhsei am Befoic a hogau is oe t u pil'd it is usu ills flic's sod hv st i owing po'leii along cui dmnl jsiint s oi hoc me a foi mal ceie mum pci foi inc'd Main Nav ato e c'l einomes and sings for e m mg the sic k are c undue texi in hogans Nav ajo Traditions I'lie'ie is ti adit ion loo in designating areas of the liogan foi women men and eldi'i s The i iglit side 1 learned ,c c - Day p 01 d Ndv.iio and grapher media sHxialist, Mary Tolexlo, odueer. Rose Bennally , )i sound, and Marva Law, t ary sex-re- Kenneth Dr B Charles Yanito, center artist, shows plant life chart from which yarn dyes used in rug weaving are obtained. Maughan is supermteii dent of San Juan Schmil District Its important to help his people Ideas pop into Don BLANDING with Mose's head like fue eraekeis one exception The ideas last Nine veats ago with a degiee in elementary exiucation fiom Bngham Young Imversitv, he came to the Indian Education Center of the San Juan School District as an artist Soon he was putting his ideas in writing, illustrating them and they weie pimtcxf in beNiklet form He hex ame aware that other aspects of Navajo culture weie ncgUctcd m the fin riculum He dex'ided that cur riculum development was the direction he wanted his career to go Last year he U'camc' the' tenter's duex'tor of both curriculum development and cult mal tenter Ideas Winners Some of his ideas pioved w nine is including the animated movies and cultural awaieness progiam My main goal now, he said, is to continue to develop the cultural awaie ness program, from its present foi in into a hardback textlxeok "I want it to be full of factual, accurate lnfoi mation, stones history, illustrations and pictuies about the Navajo culture from the olden davs to I want it to be a book m t the people and the distnet ean lie proud pie-sen- of " Both were bom on the reservation She is from Kayenta, Aru Both were reared in hogans Like many Navajo students who leave the reservation to further they were ent ouragexl along the way to return to help their own people Return To Reservation To isit Their parents still live on the reserv a tion The Mose-- go home to visit even chance they get Besides reunions with parents, relatives and friends, they want their sons, Don III, 4, and infant, Travis, Carlos, to be exposed to their heritage The Moses mix both cultures in then lifestyle I trv to talk Navajo to the hoys so they will learn it We want the bovs to know the language of their people, Mrs Mose said They raise a vegetable gatdc'ii Mr Mose has a horse he rides every opportunity he gets He often takes Donny along The Moses enjoy fishing, hunting, camping and rcxleos He uses both gun and bow and arrows They collect Navajo art objects and jewelry .Mix Cultures While thev live m a modem house m Blanding. they don't want to foi get the s The Don Mose Jr. family, Martha, in- fant, Travis, Donny, Don and Carlos mix both Navajo and Anglo cultures in lifestyle. They were reared in hogans on b i nut Vi Ml!( Hi t to !i t K ij l,i t I) u'b s lit ( f fh hi s tl ililll ( old t el mo is u li.t hjpM ns hi Dun Mum s ith or h il ellllflleflt (j is U i h f Vi in v etst U t 11. s n ( Pit. hull in tifutioii lU s .in III IIP I IK up f lilllls ,P (1 hi S iiil) in tin ii uv n ui tin in n nl ju i p i M llsh nil h stli t I f (xfueatiiin was in at the Indian Affairs Sc fiool Inion Uxl fixed story Pagr W Ml (lit il ti have' bci'n made1 uI Mr Mose doesn't see young Navajos li'aving the reservation on mass M inv icteiin afti'i schooling and fiom vvoik fter all then i mils mg on the outside he said it is home aie the re But if the young people allied tiade eiaft or skill they aie rr in n U'tti'r off lx it h to make a living and n s tj he'lp their people hi noted Navajo Ixxome iiiom skilled mu Initial busmes,es and entii pises a In log st ahllstie d IISI l ' i ( r ( h t oi ' ii H he t ( u t IU UI s! in x o Si t n hi J nil HIM I Musi M Dili , t ! t ti t'l ni 111 li'iiu (hd his Mui H j f( t mi lltlis i'mi It I n h 'j In I x I ( hiMi b - nt el'l U full ' i t up nil h III old n u iliun ; i I ill i III )! 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