Sacred-Texts Native American Southwest
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The Navajo |
The Navajo, who call themselves Diné
("The People") are the largest Native American group in North America.
Their tales of emergence and migration are similar to other
Southwestern
tribes such as the Hopi (with whom they have a long running rivalry).
Navajo ceremonies such as the Nightway and the Mountain Chant
are renowned for their beautiful liturgy.
Origin Myths of the Navaho
Indians
by Aileen O'Bryan; BAEB 163 [1956]
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo
Ceremony
by Washington Matthews; ARBAEB 5 [1887]
Navaho Myths, Prayers, and
Songs
by Washington Matthews; UCPAAE 5:2 [1906]
Noqoìlpi, the Gambler: A Navajo
Myth
by Washington Matthews; JAFL 2:5 [1889]
The Navajo Indians
by William M. Edwardy; Harper's Weekly 34,
July 5th, [1890].