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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’