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BLESSINGWAY Leland C. Wyman SACRED NAVAJO SONGS RELATED to the MOUNTAINS Fic. 23. Mountain painting for the bath ceremonij. BLESSINGWAY Leland C. Wyman SACRED NAVAJO SONGS RELATED TO THE MOUNTAINS SONGS CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT OF MOUNTAIN SOIL And then Talking Cod, Calling God. who are the inner forms of Blanca Peak-: said this, Now this which iscall a Blessingway has really been given to you (with the completion of the mount- ain soil bundle). It should be held very sacred to the end of days," the two said. He (Talking God) ther. singled out*Several points of the story that had been told the two children, sign- alling his approval with, "That's correct, that's correct.' "Do all of you now understand what I am saying?" he said. "Yes, yes," all replied. "Is it so, my younger brother calling God?" he said. "Yes, my older brother, it is quite true that such is a fact," he said. "This medicine here is soil fron Blanca Peak. How this very thing alone represents your nerves. Keep it on yourselves with every care, never forget it!" said Calling God. And the inner forms of Mount Taylor repeated the same in their speech, the inner forms of San Francisco Peak and Hesperus Pealc gave (the same) speech. -Blessing Way 8 TALKLING GODS SONG 9 THE MOUNTAINS ROUNDABOUT WERE MADE MEN AGAIN San Francisco Peak and Hesperus see one another, Herperus Peak and San Francisco Peak speak to one another. Where they have placed their feet, i also will place My feet. with its shoes I will go about, With its legs I will go about, With its power I will go about, With its body I will go about, With its mind, its voice, I will go about, That which extends out from the top of its head, that also extends out from the top of ay head as I go about. The things that extend around it are also being extended around me, by these in blessing I go about. Blessing is also extended around other mountains, with that in blessing I go about. I am long life-happiness, in blessing I go about. Behind me it is blessed as I go about. Before "me it is blessed as I go about. I have become blessed again, I have become blessed again. Blessing Way % 10 SONGS OF GUESSING THEN IT WAS SAID, "Do not, by any chance forget that one called Blanca Peak, and Hount Taylor; and San Francisco Peak, and Hes­ perus Peak, and Huerfano Mountain, and Gobernador Knob. If at any tine you have forgotten them it will not be well." So they said to one another, "Which one? It is that one, of course!" e ye na ... "Which is it, which is it?" he says to me, ni yo o. Now it is San Francisco Peak, it is chief mount­ ain, it is long life, it is happiness, "Which it is, which is it?" he says to me. That is Mount Taylor, that is cheif mountain, that is long life, that is happiness, "Which is it, which it is?" he says to me. DAWN SONGS AND WHEN THERE WAS THE FIRST white streak of dawn in the dis­ tance , snail birds on the surface of the earth gave their calls, and alongtree tops and mountain tops, there vere simply amazing­ ly thrillingsounds. And too, that Talking God from White-earth- streak gave his call. After his fourth call he stopped at the entrance, entered, and sat down among them. He was in a happy mood, "this is as it Bhould be, ny grandchildren, it's fine, fine," he said. Here is the song of those small birds who had been twittering in such grand style. 'e-ye ... there is a thrill in its call for (to) me, Crystal Boy I am as it calls to me. To the summit of San Francisco Peak it callB to me, i ... How it ia your Talking God Boy who calls to.me, ni yo o. Blessing Way 11 SONGS OF TWO-WHO-FOLLOW-ONE-ANOTHER That is where he calls. I aM Talking God (as) that is where he calls. At the summit of San Francisco Peak, that is where he calls Now your Calling God Boy, that is where he calls. How his headplume is cornbeetle, (as) that is where he calls. At its tip small bluebird (sits), twitters, (as) that is where he calls. Its speech is frequent,, its beautiful, (as) that is where he calls. While I toe-kick cornbeetle, that is where he calls. Blue rainbow hovers about me (when) that is where he calls. Jewels of all colors hover about ne (when) that is whore he calls. Nov? their pollen that makes him invisible hovers about me (when) that is where ho calls. ICow your Long-life, now your Happiness Boy, that is where he calls.. Behind- him it is blessed when he calls, that is where he calls. Before him it is blessed when he calls, that is where he calls; that is where he calls Blessing Way * 12 'e ne ya ... I, I have ascended. How, I am Boy-with-whom-dawn-appeared as I have ascended. To the summit of San Franisco Peak_I_have ascended, ascended^ How to the summit of chief mountain I have ascended, ascended, To a various fabrics footprint figure I have ascended. In various fabrics moccasins I have ascended, In various fabrics black-seamed moccasins I have ascended, In various fabrics leggings I have ascended, in a various fabrics legging trimmings I have ascended, In a various fabrics skirt I have ascended, in a various fabrics many fringed sash I have ascended, In a various fabrics garment I have ascended, in various fabrics arm fringes I have ascended, t In a various fabrics necklace I have ascended, in various fabrics ear bands I have ascended. An exceedingly nice crystal with" pollen of various fabrics I kept in my mouth as I have ascended. A perfect disc shell was my headplume as I ascended, at it3 tip sat a very fine male bluebird as I ascended. * Its call was frequent, its voice beautiful as I ascended. Sky's surroundings are now my surroundings as I have ascended, ascended. Dawn's pollen with pollen of various fabrics breezes on me as I have ascended, I have ascended. It is pollen of one never decreasing, of one unequalled in beauty which breezes (sprays, carried by breeze) on me as I have ascended, ascended. By this I was transformed into fabrics as I ascended, I have ascended, Now I am long life, now happiness as I have ascended, asconded. Before me it is blessed as I have ascended, behind me it is blessed as I ascended, I have ascended, o ye. COLORADO Blanco STATEMENTS OF PERSONAL OPINION "I hope and pray that the San Francisco Peak3 will be saved. It is all be­ cause of the religious purpose and other Indians think of it as a sacred shrine." -hirnest Natonabah "A contracter likes to retain ecological surrounding.-, to the best of his ability. It could be-a substantial economic impact for the whole area -Paul McCullum Manager "The population of the United States and New Mexico is Increasing very rapidly. At the same time people have more leisure time and more interest in getting away from,the cities. Our outdoor recreation areas are becoming commercialized and overcrowded. Our need is for more wilderness areas, more pretected and un­ spoiled places. San Francisco Peak should be left as it is." -A.W. Howard, Associate Prof. ' Univ. of New Mexico 'i believe the San Francisco Peaks should be preserved as a wilderness area. Not only for its sacred value to the Navajo people but somo things should be preserved as Nature created them to be." -Mrs. Edward Zaragoza "I think it's better if they leave it a wilderness area, because it is one of our sacred mountains." . -Linda Martin "What I think should be done is to protect it. Keep it as a wilderness because of its Navajo cultural backgrounds and we don't need any white men destroying any more wilderness; they have done enough of that already." -Andrew Muli "My opinion is that the San Francisco Peaks should be protected and made into a wilderness because they mean something to the Hopi and the Navajo. If they make something up there, we are going to have nothing more to pray to, so I say we should cake it into a wilderness. And once again I say this because the medicine men are going to bo powerless, so I stand behind the Hopi and Navajo Councils." -Jones Begay "It is a sacred mountain to us. Leave it the way it is. There are'enough mountains with roads, ski resorts, developments and that kind of thing." -Glenda Charleston "From my point of view, I think it should be .made into a "Wilderness." It is a mountain that belongs to the Hopis and the Navajo. We aren't bothering places that belong to those people, they shouldn't bother our sacred places., it was made holy long ago and they will drive the holiness from it. We want our sacred mountains to remain as they are, not be messed up and destroyed." -Joann Brown Why the heck should they sess up our sacred mountains? What good would the ski area do? they would be killing themselves or hurting themselves anyway. Besides, it's a sacred mountain to the whole Navajo Tribe. The mountain itself is much more beautiful the way it is than changing it. It has about everything no, but they start to mess it up the wild- life will soon leave the mountain.
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