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Walk In Beauty - Navajo Culture and Philosophy
offered by supplier M15288 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 8
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 12
people
Destination(s):
Arizona
New Mexico
Specialty Categories:
Native Americans
Cultural Journey
Season: March - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 2795 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2795 US Dollar (USD)
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Diné (Navajo) philosophy is epitomized by the phrase “Walk in Beauty” from the sacred prayer, the Blessing Way. Aspiring to that spirit, we enter deep into Navajoland, learning of the intricacies and beauty of traditional Navajo philosophy amidst the diversity of tribal cultures within the region. This special experience takes you on a remarkable journey through time and the essence of human emotion, framed by the natural wonders that make the Navajo Nation like no other place on earth.
This small group tour is scheduled to run in October 2009. If you would like to bring your own group we'd be happy to schedule subject to availability of dates.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Four Corners.
Day 2: House Made of Dawn: Emergence and Holy Places in Diné Bikeyah (Kayenta).
Day 3: Tse Bii Ndzisgaii – “Eighth Wonder of the World” – Monument Valley (Kayenta).
Day 4: “The entryway of nature’s spirit,” Antelope Canyons.
Day 5: Navajo Nation Museum on the trail to Naakaii Saani (Window Rock).
Day 6: Window Rock. Canyon de Chelly (Chinle).
Day 7: Canyon de Chelly (North and South Rims, Chinle).
Day 8: Depart Four Corners.
We will begin near the place of emergence, where the Diné entered into this, the Glittering World, the House Made of Dawn, and view, respectfully, physical features of the earth that are as one with the Holy Ones, as we begin to appreciate that Navajo spiritual narratives identify specific places on earth where the sacred occurred, which, when placed in context, undermines the ethnocentric mantra of “myths and legends.”
We follow the path into Tse Bii Ndzisgaii, Monument Valley, the “eighth wonder of the world,” and learn of the immense power and significance of Tse Bii Ndzisgaii in Diné culture, and soon realize that Monument Valley is much more than a landscape associated with hundreds of Hollywood Westerns. We will venture to Antelope Canyons on Lake Powell, where Diné interpreters will guide you through these “natural cathedrals,” the incredible sandstone slot canyons sculpted by wind and rain that take you “to the entryway of nature’s spirit.
The mysterious Bisti Badlands, Painted Desert, Shiprock, and the superb Navajo Nation interactive museum are all en-route before we reach the capital of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, and discover what the amazing rock formation for which the town is named represents. Near Ganado, at the Hubbell Trading Post, we step back in time. The Navajo called Don Lorenzo Hubbell “Naakaii Saani,” or “Double Glasses,” and this 1870s trading post has withstood the onslaught of time; to step inside is to step back into the 19th century. The post boasts an excellent array of Southwest Indian art, particularly by Navajo and Hopi artisans, and the trading post retains an active barter system, so Hubbell is a venue to make a trade.
Enveloped by Diné Bikeyah, the sacred Navajo homeland, the Beauty-way Chant doesn’t just come to mind, it comes to life, as we reach our last destination. We are on the edge of Canyon de Chelly, a natural wonder that not only holds the sacred, but also history and pain. In our two days at the canyon we will discuss each aspect. After an extensive tour of the canyon rim you will have the option of hiking into the canyon to witness the 11th Century proto-Hopi complex known as White House Ruin, following in the footsteps of the Old Ones as we experience the ruin and petroglyphs adorning the canyon walls, every ancient pueblo in Canyon de Chelly being a step towards understanding the Hopi and Pueblo civilizations throughout this spectacular world of natural red rock sculptures. Tsegi, where the past, present and future become forever.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Escorted guiding
- All travel within the tour and accommodation from arrival night to departure.
Price Excludes:
- Flights
- Food.
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