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Begay, Shirley M., Ed.To Be A Navajo. Second Edition, 1976.Rough Rock Demonstration School, Chinle, Ari7 NavajoCurriculum Center.Office of Education (DHEW) , Washington, D.C. Officeof Indian Education.7683p.; Navajo translation by Irene Silentman. Firstedition 1973Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock DemonstrationSchool, Star Route 1, BOX 246, Rough Rock, Arizona86503 ($2.00 plus $0.30 postage and handling)

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Bilingual Education; Childrens Literature; CulturalAwareness; Elementary Education; English (SecondLanguage) ; Illustrations; Instructional Materials;*Navaho; *Reading Materials; *Short Stories; *StudentDeveloped Materials

IDENTIFIERS *Navajos

ABSTRACTDesigned to provide culturally relevant and

interesting reading material in Navajo for Navajo speaking children,this booklet presents 20 short stories written and illustrated by

- students at Rough Rock Demonstration School. Intended to encourageNavajo speaking children, and others, to read and to instill pride inbeing a Navajo, the stories pertain to the children's experience athome. The short stories, given in English and Navajo, cover suchtopics as horses, the seasons of spring and summer, the family, therodeo, home, herding sheep, weaving a rug, and the student'ssurrounding environment. (NQ)

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BE A NAVAJO"L.

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PREFACE

TO BE A NAVAJO, stemed from a class writing project involving stories of thechildren's experience at home and is revised and designed to provide culturallyrelevant and interesting reading material in Navajo for Navajo speaking children.It hopefully will encourage them, and others, to read, instill pride in being aNavajo, and be easily understandable to other Navajo readers.

During classroom instruction, the Dine Bizaad is presented separatelyfrom the secondary language to avoid confusion between the sound system of thenative and the English languages.

Shirley BegayNavajo Curriculum Center Director1976

TO BE A NAVAJO

Written By: The students of Sigmund A. Boloz Phase III-I at Rough-0-6k15emOris-Eraf.aon School, Rough Rock, Arizona

Illustrated By: Phase III-I students

Revised and Edited by: Shirley M. Begay

Navajo Translation by: Irene Silentman

"The Second Printing of this book was made possible by a grant to the NavajoCurriculum Center From the U.S. Office of Education, Title IV Office of IndianEducation."

No Portion of this publication may be reproduced an any form without theexpress consent of the Navajo Curriculum Center of Rough Rock DemonstrationSchool,

First Printing 1973 Second Edition 1976

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This is A Kind of Horse I Would Like To diigi a:rehegii Ia' Sheeh61(;)Dooleei Nisin.

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It is a brown horse.

It is a boy horse.

It is eating grass_

It is going to drink the water from the pond.

lichi'ii

TI'oh yilchozh.TO dah siyinidOci to la' yidoodl.

It is a gentle horse. doo nili.

You can ride him easy. Nizheinigo hoi naaldloosh Ieh.

It is lonely by himself. Doo bil hats'ild da t' sa;hi.naaghgago.

It is in the Spring time. Dn,go

By: Torn Bahe

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Two Horses Drinking Water At A Windmill Lif.' Naakii 'Ad

One horse is black.

It is a boy horse.

The other one is brown/reddish horse.

It is also a boy horse.

They are both working horses.

They help pull the wagon.

Now they are resting from working.

It is winter and cold for them.

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la' lizhin.gtie.

La'igli '4i lichi'ii nill.Dif 'ald6' Ili'T'gg 'glah naalnishigff

Tsinaabn.s

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T1'66'g66 hai, 'a'koba. deesk'aaz.

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About Spring Dn Baa Hane'

There is a beautiful sun coming from the east.

And it rises on the tlee, hogan, horse, house,

and it rises on the boy.

The mountain is just like Ice Cream Hill.

A boy is riding a horse. The horse eats grass.

And there is a dog barking at the boy.

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nizhOnigo

T'iis dOO hooghan nimazi dOO

dOO hooghan dOO ashkii bik'i'dii dlg.g.d.Dzil ei Bitspt Hwii Ts'osi nahalin.AGhkii lei' lit bil yildlosh.tl'oh yilchozh. AgdOO ashkiileechn.'1. lei' nabirin.

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By: Michelle A. Towne

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About My Family Shighan Baa Hane'

In the snow, my little sister went to herd

sheep with my brother. My grandmother

is in the hogan looking out the window,

watching to see that the sheep come back.

My mother arid father went to the store to buy

some groceries with my other little sister.

My mother came back from the store and

she said, "Where are the kids?" My

mother went to her grandmother's house

and her grandmother said, "They went to

herd sheep. They said, "That they would

come back soon, but they haven't come

back yet."

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Yas biyi' shideezhi shitsili yila'nillkaad. Shims sgni hooghan

nimazi bitsesci'dc56 tl'cici'gcici

deez'1.I.', dibe haideez'll.'. Shimg

deS6 shizhe'e kingOO 'eekai shgdi

yil, ch'iyggn la' ndeiidiyoolnihbiniiye. Shimg kindli' ngdzgago

"Hggji igIchini?" Shimg

shimg sgni bighang6O naayg 'ggd6c5

shims sgni 'gni, "Ada'neeskaad.T'gadoo hodlina'l nda'diniilkal daaniritli' t'ahdoo rida'-neeIkaad da.

By: Carlene Jean Joe

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The Rodeo Na'ahcio'haidi

This is at the Rodeo. The boy is riding

a bull. The men are looking at the Rodeo.

The sun is going down. The mountain is

in back of the Rodeo. The man is walking

in the Rodeo ground. One of the bulls is

in the chute. The bull is fat. There are

six chutes. The road is in back of the Rodeo.

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Dii na'ahOO'haidi Igt' 6. A shkii

dOola bil yilgol. Dine bing.gi

nda' algeed. HillchT. Na'ahOcihai'el dzil bitsligi 'aleeh, Hastiin

lei' nda'algeedigi yigg.gl. DOola

la' bich'iih dgdi'niti. DOola

' ayo'i bik'ah. Biyi'dil' ch'ida'iilgeedigii 'ei hastiih. Na'ahddhai

'aleeh bine' ji '61 'atiin.

By: Raymond Bia

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About Summer

In Summer Cheryl and I cook for our grand-mother and family. We cook in the shad&house. When my family and I go to ourgrandmother's house, my brother alwaysgoes to the high, high rocks and plays overthere. We call the rocks sidewalks. Overbeside the house are my mother and father'spick ups. I am putting the dishes on the tableto eat from them and we eat good food.Cheryl is making fry bread. When we arefinished making fry bread we call our familyto eat the food. After we wash the dishes,we go out to play with our brothers. We playfollow the leader. When my father, motherand grandmother are finished talking, we goback to Rough Rock, When we come backfrom our grandmother's house. My motherstarts to working at the dorm. When it isSunday we go back to our grandmother'shouse and play on the rocks again. Thenat night we sleep at our grandmother's house,

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Shl. Baa Hane'

Shn.go Cheryl d66 shi nihima sanid66 nihighandOci raa 'are ba ch'iyaananeiil'iih. Shima sani bich'i) 'al/lane-iikahgo shinaal raa 'akci tse yaahnihidii'nah, 'aadi naaneeieh, Tse 'eltse bikaa'nda'aideehI dabidii'niih ieh.Hooghan bitsiigOci 'el shima d66shizhe'e bichidi sizl. Leets'aa'bikaa'adani bikaa'gi ninishnill, biyi'dOci da'niidaa' biniiye, Ch'iyaandaalkanig11 ndeiidif.h. Cheryl dah diniil-ghaazh 'illeeh. 'Aitso dah diniil-ghaazh 'lli'lihgo da' ohsah dii'niih,'Aitso ieets'aa' taneiigisgo t1'66'06ch'iirashgo nihilahkel bii ndeii'neeieh. Aikee' nanijookah bee ndeii'neeieh. Shizhe'e dció_ shima d66 shimasant 'aitso yadaaitihgo aadc56.Tsech'izhig66 dah ridiikah. Shimasant bighandOci dah fidiikahgo shimat'aa akci alchini danijahidi naadilnish. _

Damcio naa'adleehgo shima sani bichTdah naadiikah, .Xadcici tse baahninaadeii'nee ieh. Aadcici tree'goshima sant bighandi ridanihiiikaah,

By: Michelle Towne

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At Home Hooghandi

I always stay with my mother and

cook with her. My mother always

washes the dishes. I always cook

at home for my father. Sometimes

I just play with my little brother and

sister,

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ShimS bil sikee leh dcie; ch'iygSn

bikS angshwo'. Shims

1eets'a.a 1ahj. tSnineegis.

Shizhe"e Siahji ch'iyggn bS,Sneshh. Lahda I t' 66

shitsili d66 shideezhi bilnaashnee leh.

By: Geneva A. Begay

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About Summer

My grandmother likes to make fry bread.

My grandmother lives in a pretty house.

When we go to my grandmother's house

she always makes fry bread.

In the summer my grandmother alwaysherds the sheep.I like to stay with my grandmother.

Sh Baa Hane'

Shima sani dahdinfilghaazh'ay61 '111'i.Shima sani bighan 'ay61. nizhOni.

Shima sani bighandi baa neiikahgo dahdinlilghaazh Ca:al

shima sani na'nilkaadShima sanl bil sekeego shil ya'areeh.

I like to help my grandmother make fry Shims sanl dahdInlilghaazhbread. bika'anashwo'

My grandmother has lots of apples and Shima snI bilasaana d66 ch'iloranges. litsxooi t'66'ahay6i bee 1161.1.

My grandmother doesn't sleep on the bed, Shima s gni doo bikaa' dah ' anit 4111she sleeps on the sheep skin. yik'initeeh da, akagi t' eiya yik'initeeh

By: Geneva Begay

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"This is at my grandmother's house. Dii shima sani bighandiMy grandmother lives in a hogan. Shirn a. sant hooghan nimazi biyi'

bighan.

D zildi ei yas.H ooghan el tin ba.ah ndaaz' ,

Shima sant chidi tsoh bee 1161(2.

Shadi chidi tsoh neilbaas,D ego 'oo'aal,

ndi t'ah 'abini.

They have snows on the mountains.

The house has some ice on it.

My grandmother has a truck,

-My sister is driving a truck.

The sun is up,

It is in the morning.

At my grandmother's house there are Shima sani bighandi yas t'66lots of snow, 'ahay6i.

By: Barbara Benally

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Herding Sheep Na'nilkaad

In the summer boys and girls have to herd Shfigo 'ashiike dOO 'at' eekesheep. nda'niIkaad Ieh.

There is a girl herding sheep with a stick,saying, "Shhhh!" With his brother the sheepeats grass.

Over at the water are two sheep,drinking water.

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'Atieed lei' na'nilkaad tsin neitingodOO "sh, sh, sh", niigo. Dibe tl ohyil chozh.

Iilei tOo'di'el naaki dibe 'adlg.,L

There is a pretty sun. JOhonaa' el nizhOni.

The sun rises on the sheep and the sun rises JOhonaa'éi dibe yik'i di'nfIdlin dOOin the East. ha'a'aahdIT'go el hang.dg.g.h,

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By: Michelle A. Towne

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Black Mountain Dzil yljiin

This is at Black Mountain. Dif dzil yijiindi ' ' 4.

We play basketball. Jool bee ndaia'n4114 bee ndeiinee leh.

We have a big camper. Chidf bik'iih riSt'Shf nitsaa lei' niheeh611,.

We have a new house. Nihighan Slyaa.

We have a pick-up and a truck. Chidi 1;ikeeji."adeez'Shi d66 chiditsoh nihee 1161(2.

My grandparents lived near us. Shichei d66 shims sa:nf '41 nihfighahg66baghan

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By: Garry Yellowhair

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My Family Bil Haljeel

These are my family's houses and my Dii bit heejee' dabaghan dcici shihouse. s hi g han .

There is a mountain and that is my big nleijl 'el dzil dc5c5 rilei el shadisister with some sheep and she has some na'nilkaad (3(56 ch'ilatah hOzhOcinflowers. taiidiljool.My step-sister lives over there on the Shadi 'el nishnaajigo bighan.right.

I live over there in the middle.

My big aunt lives over there on the left.

My big sister lives in front of us.

I herd sheep, in the summer and i herdsheep on the mountain.

Shi 'el 'aInli'gi shighan.Shima ya.'zhi. 'el nishtl'ajigo bighan.Sha.d1 'e1 nihitsiji bighan.Shn.go dzildi na'nishkaad lel',

By: Bernice Benally

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Hogan Hooghan Nimazi

This is the picture about rain, lightning,Clouds, and a rainbow.

The hogan is in front of the mountain.

DII na'ashch'Wlgli riahaItin d66atsiniltI'ish d66 k'os d66 na..a:ts'filidyaahalne'.

Hooghan nimazi 'el dzil bitsiji si'

There are not very many trees or yucca. T'iis d66 tsa.'d:szi"el t'a'a: 'a:dinhooghannimaz1 binaag66.

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It is a man and woman's road. 'Atiin el hastiin d66 'asdzn be'atiin,I see an Ice Creain Hill. Bitslihwiits'os el yish'i.,

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By: Ross Tsinnijinnie

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Weaving A Rug Diyogi Yitl'Oogi

My aunt is weaving a rug.

She likes to weave.

She sells the rugs.

It takes about five weeks for her tomake a rug.

She always takes it to Gallup whenshe is finished.

ShimS. yS.zhl 'atl'6.'Ay 6o at116,

Diyogi nayiiiniih,daats'i ashdla damiigo 'aleeh

'S.ko Na'nizhoozhigOO yiltsosaltso

By: Rose Whitehair

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What I see T 'iadoo le'e yish'i.

I see a wagon and a forked hogan. Tsinaabl..as dclo' hooghan 'aIchT'adees'gh I. yish'i..

I see grasses on the sand. Sei bikg.S.'gcld 0' oh yish'i.

There is smoke on the forked hogan.

The men are in the forked hogan

I see rocks on the sand. I seea wagon road and I see a big cloud,I see trees and I see a sun shining.

I see a man walking with a dog,

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Hooghan ' aI chil." ade :Its ' ghi biyi' (IOC'

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Hast61. hooghan 'aIchT 'adees'ihiyiyi' nahgaztl..Sei bikS.S.'gcici tse yish'i.. Tsinaabl.asbitiin yish'i. dci 6 k'os 'ay6 i. gni.ItsoleF yishi. T'iis yish'i do'd'adinidiingo yishi.Hastiin lei' Ieechaa'i. yil yi'ashgo, 4yi sh'i..

By: Ross Tsinnijinnie

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This is in the morning. The sun

is coming up. This is a summer.

The mountain is big and under the

sky is yellow. The little yucca

is in front of the mountain.

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Dii 'abinigo '4.t'e. JOhonaa'ei.

haaghaS.h. Dzil

aydI 'aniitso d66ei. litso. 'gits'iisi lei'dzil bitsiji' sikaad.

By: Raymond Bia

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This is a story about time

We have two houses and one hogan.

And we have two trees.

The bus is going to school.

And the car is going to the store.

The sun is going up,

The horse is walking on the mountain.

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Di.i. Hooghan Baa Hane'

Nihighan kin yigii naaki deici hooghannimazi. t'g.g.ig.li.'AgclOO t'iis lei naaki,Chidiltsoof 61talg6e5 yilwol,

DOci chidi 'ei kingcici yilwol,

JOhonaa'et deigo yiga:g.1.

Dzil bikga'gi iiii yildlosh,

By: Mary Lou

7 '6

There are three summer schools on the hill.

There is my father's pickup beside the

hogan. That hogan is my grandmother's

hogan and the house, too. My grandmother

has some water. My father came to my

grandmother's house. It is raining outside,

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Chaha'oh shiigo biyi"Olta'igiita'S' sinil dah yisk'idShizhe'e bichidi i hooghan bit

ghahgOO sizi.. Ili hooghannimazi skini bighan c166

hooghan kinigii aIcI6', Shims

sSni tO la' bee ho'l(2.. Shizhe'S

shin-1S sáni yaa niyS. TI'do'dinahaItin.

By: Bernice Benally

77

STORY ABOUT AT HOME

I clean at my home.I clean in bed room.I have some kitten.I have some cows.I have some horses.

HOOGHAN BAA HANI'

Hooghandi hashtie nghooshhDa' njah g6ne'd hasht'e nahooshhM6sr ygzhr Ia.' shee h61*Bddgashii la' shee h61*Lg, la shee h61*

By. Mary Lou

This Is About My Family and In The Summer

I have twelve people in my family. Their name's

are Kee, George(yazhi), Alice, Julia, Pete, Betty,

Jack, George(tso), Elouise, Virgil, Bessie and

Shirley. My mother's name is Mae; my father's

name is George Paulson. My mother has six boys

and six girls. Some of them are not married and

some are married. I am the last one in my family.

When we get home on Friday, we herd the sheep from

in the morning to in the evening and we feed the

little lambs. They have their mother's too, just

like us. Then, when it was Summer School, I tell

my mother and father that I want to go to the Summer

School, so, I can learn how to write and how to be a

good student.

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Dif shighan dcici Shligo 'AhooreiiBaa Hane'

B i I 114.f.jee' naakits'4.adah, Kee d (5 (5

G eorge Ya..zhf dciei Alice dOci Julia

d cici Pete dcici Betty d66 Jack deici

G eorge tsoh de5O. Elouise dc5c5 Virgil

dOci Bessie dció Shirley 'el. dablzhi'.

Shim4 'el Mae wolye; shizhe'e 'el

G eorge Paulson wolyé. Shim4

ba'41chini 'ashiike hastiah dc5c5 'at'eeke'aldci' hastlih, La t'ahdoo da'iiyehda, la" ei da'azyeh. Shl 'ein4k'eeshchaa'f. nish lf Nida'iinfishgo

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nin4hiik4ago nda'niilkaad leh rilef

'ablni dc56 Ie'e'4.ahji.'. .X4d66 dibe

y4.zhf b4nida'iiltso', 1 'aide)" bin-14.

dah6l6 r4.4. nihigi '6..t'eego. '.g4d66i.

shi.i.go fi'nfishtahgo, s himS. d cid

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shizhe'e cilta'gc5c5 deesha."4.I

bidishniih 4ko hazhO'ci na'adzo

bihwiideesh'S.S.l dciei hazhci'6 finfshta'

doo.By: Shirley Paulson

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