Navajo NAHvuhho Location Still living in their traditional territory Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado 17,5 million acres From low dry desert to mountains Tribes Navajo Nation has 300,048 tribal members 150,000 speak Navajo language (Athabaskan language) and others speak English Easy Word ''yi'it'eeh''(Yah-ah-t-ay) means hello `Ats'osi Dine' Feather People, Hasht['ishnii - Mud Clan, Kinyaa'1anii - Towering House People Beliefs Religion Christianity, Native American Church and traditional Navajo people(The Dines) belive that there is two classes of people: the Earth People and the Holy People Holy People taught the Dine how to live in harmony The number four permeats traditional Navajo philosophy Traditions There are more than 50 diffrent kinds of ceremonies. Some last several fours s...
Ursula 10. klass Navajo Artwork Navajo Artwork The Navajo are well-known for their many crafts including weaving of blankets and rugs, silversmithing, basketry and sandpainting. Authentic Navajo art or handcraft consists of handmade items produced by a Native American craftsperson, using high-quality, natural materials that are not machine stamped. The Navajo people are regarded as being the pioneers of Native American art. They are particularly renowned for their rugs and unique silversmithing techniques. They were also pioneers when it came to basketry and are recognized the world over for their basket weaving skills. Rug Weaving Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. Rug weaving is another traditional Navajo art form. Navajo women believe the art of weaving was taught by Spider Woman, who constructed a loom...
NAVAJO LANGUAGE Merilin Reisenbuk What is Navajo Language? Navajo is an Athabaskan (is a large group of indigenous peoples of North America) language spoken in the southwest United States by the Navajo people. It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages. Orthography and pronunciation Consonants Vowels. Navajo has four basic vowel qualities: a, e, i and o. Each of these may occur either short or long. Tones. Navajo has two tones, low and high. - high, as in áá and éé - low, as in aa and ee Grammar The key element in Navajo is the verb. Every verb must have at least one prefix. Many concepts expressed using nouns in other languages appear as verbs in Navajo. There are two main types of nouns in Navajo: -Simple nouns (béésh - "knife") -Nouns derived from verbs (called deverbal nouns) ...
NAVAJO PEOPLE CLOTHING Clothing · Navajo clothing for both men and women initially was deerskin for shirts and skirts. · The men later wore cotton or velvet shirts with no collars, breeches below the knee, and moccasins. · Women gradually wore the "squaw dress," made of plain dark blankets Men · After the 1800's the Navajo men borrowed the style of the Mexicans and wore blankets draped over one shoulder. Their pants ended halfway between their knees and ankles. They decorated the seams of their pants with silver buttons. Men · Primitively the men dressed in deerskin shirts, hip-leggings, moccasins, and native blankets. These were superseded by what has been the more universal costume during the present generation: close-fitting cotton or velvet shirt, without collar, cut rather low about the neck and left open under the arms. Men · A traditional man would wear cotton pants, a concho belt, and vel...
1. What is known about the earliest settlers from Estonia to the territory of the present-day US? *The first immigrants from Estonia in the US = 1627 no trace of the "Estonians and Livonians" who left their homeland to settle at the mouth of the Delaware River (a Swedish colony) · 1654 at least one Estonian in the settlement of New Sweden on the Delaware River Johan Schalbrick, a drummer from Tallinn (Reval) · New Sweden Swedish colony on the Delaware River from 16381655 · 1657 Martinus Hoffman, born in Tallinn (Reval), came to New York (New Amsterdam), started to work as a saddlemaker. · His great-granddaughter Cornelia Hoffmann (b. 1734) married Isaac Roosevelt, which makes her the great-great-grandmother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president of the US from 193345. · Hans Rebane = 1897 founded the first Estonian-language newspaper in the US Eesti Ameerika Po...
CHAPTER 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE TOEFL WHAT IS THE TOEFL? The TOEFL is a comprehensive English language examination required by more than 3,000 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. In addition, foreign born professionals frequently need a TOEFL score for certification to practice their profession in the United States or Canada. The TOEFL is a timed test that consists of the three sections listed here. THE TOEFL Section 1 Listening Comprehension 50 questions 35 minutes Part A Statements 20 questions Part B Short Dialogs 15 questions ...
Visuaalne antropoloogia Algusepanijaks „Principles of Visual Anthropology“ kogumik. Seal on esindatud päris mitmed kõige olulisemad visuaalse antropoloogia teoreetikud ja praktikud, (Piibel nagu, kasutatakse siiamaani kaastekstina, aegumatu) Margaret Mead (1901-1978) kõige enam teinud antropoloogia populariseerimist. Suutis oma raamatutega tekitada huvi laiale ringkonnale. Põnevad teemad nagu seksuaalsus erinevates kultuurides. Visuaalne antropoloogia sõnade distsipliinis. Benedicti õpilane, 20ndatel aastatel uuris, kuidas varajane seksuaalsus on seotud rahvusliku iseloomuga ja kuidas seksuaalsust piiravad või määratlevad mitmesugused lastekasvatusmeetodid jms. Esimene raamat Coming of Age in Samoa, 1928, alles pärast abielu võib seksuaalvahekorda astuda, väga palju tabu olu naiste puhul, aga ka meeste. Näitab oma raamatus, et teises kultuuris on hoopis teistmoodi. Kui inimesed räägivad seksuaalsusest, siis ei ole selliseid pingeid jms...
Visuaalne antropoloogia 17.11.2014 5-7 lk lühiuurimus, ühe kursusel nähtud filmi ja selle autori kohta, oodatakse ka endapoolset analüüsi ja arutlust. Hinnatakse õpilase iseseisva töö oskust (allikate ja kirjanduse kasutamine, arutluse põhjendatus ning originaalsus). Eksamil on 10 visuaalse antropoloogia põhimõistet ja isikunime ning peab analüüsima eksami käigus nähtud etnograafilist filmi. 40% eksami vastused, 20% filmianalüüs, 40% essee Visuaalse antropoloogia alusepanija Visuaalne antropoloogia on antropoloogia aladistsipliin. Proovib näidata, millises maailmas inimesed elavad ja mida tähendab seal elamine. Antropoloogia põhiline uurimismeetod on välitööd (osalev vaatlus) uurija jälgib, osaleb, küsitleb (intervjueerib) inimesi nende igapäevaelus. Uurija kogub, kaardistab ja analüüsib infot. Visuaalse antropoloogia algusepanijaks ,,Principles of Visual Anthropology" kogumik. Tegemist on a...
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