Makayla Jones, 6, was crowned the 2024-25 Little Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial on Friday night. Navajo Times | Nicholas House | Navajo Times

Participants take part in the Just Move It finale at Ellis Tanner during the 102nd Annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial on Aug. 3 in Gallup. Navajo Times | Nicholas House | Navajo Times

Navajo Times video | Rick Abasta Listen as Esther Yazzie-Lewis of Edgewood, New Mexico, speaks during the Uranium Legacy and Remembrance Action Day in Church Rock, New Mexico, July 15. | Navajo Times

This video made free by our wonderful Facebook Supporters. Learn More: http://facebook.com/groups/NavajoTraditionalTeachingsSupporters What is a cleansing ceremony? Why do we have them? Is this where “Smudging” Came from? These are all valid questions. Many of our ceremonies are sacred and require preparation to participate. In this video Navajo Historian Wally Brown shares about the purpose of the “ash pile washing” ceremony. The ceremony is meant to give the patient a new beginning . Meant to

Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about Kinaaldá. And what the young women are taught when they became women. | Navajo Traditional Teachings