A Navajo Weaving Unit New Mexico Standards Based Modern Red School House Standards

By Eldora García with Roy E. Howard

Mae Beth Bidibé Hºl≠

Díí Dibé Mae Beth Táididoogizh

This is the sheep that Mae Beth sheared

Navajo Sheep Link

Beesh ah¶d¶di¬¶ These are the shears that

cut the wool from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Tsá’ász•’ bikét¬’óól This is the yucca root that Mae

Beth used to wash the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Aghaa’ ní¬ch’i bii’iig¡¡dgo

hasht’elné¢h

This is the wind that cleaned the debris from the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Bila’ dibé baghaa’ hasht’eelééh

These are the hands that cleaned the debris from the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Díí aghaa’ hasht’e dooln¶¶¬ This is the wool that Mae Beth made clean and

free of sticks, thistles, dirt, and tiny seedlings.

D¶¶ bee ha’nilcha¡dí These are the carding combs that Mae Beth used to

card the wool fine and pliable from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

D¶¶ bee ‘adizí This is the spindle that Mae Beth

used to spin, yarn, and fiber the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Sh¡¡nd¶¶n dóó ní¬ch’i

This is the sunshine and the breeze that dried the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Ch’il ‘ahwee’ These are the plants

that are used to dye the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

D¶¶ k– dóó béésh bii’iigisí This the fire

and wash tub that boiled the water and dyed the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Dah ‘iist¬’≠ This is the loom

that Mae Beth used to create the rug made of wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Diyogí This is the precious

Navajo rug that Mae Beth made from the wool that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

Mae Beth Bighaan

This is the home of the rug that came from the sheep that Mae Beth sheared.

D¶¶ kéyah shª•go dibé chiiyoo¬’ª

This is the summer

pasture of the sheep that Mae

Beth sheared.

This is the view from

the mountain

of the home of the sheep that Mae

Beth sheared.

Dzi¬d§§’ kéyah bikaa’góó jideez’ªª’