A Navajo Creation Story | The Story of God

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[@cousinthrockmorton900]

I'm from New Mexico, and hearing Morgan Freeman say "new Mexico" makes my lil heart sing

[@jasminebegay4832]

Reminds me of my own kinaalda. I had my ceremony at 12 years old. Around that area, in Little Water. I was excited, overwhelmed but happy. During the nights to me were hard, I asked for energy drinks but of course we cannot have sugar, so I ate as much of the mutton ribs they gave me. A struggle but every morning run was more empowering each day. An aunt of mine told me to stop but I wanted to keep running further and further each day I had to run. To this day, I am happy of the women I have grown into, and proud of who I am today. ❤️❤️

[@tatttumamb]

I’m a Navajo woman and I got the coming of age ceremony done ❤️❤️❤️

[@gibboyeah]

that's great! how was it? i love learning about this 🫶

[@Joyride37]

I am happy for you, may you do well in life.

[@vlkn.music.official]

These guys stole all your life.😢 And now they say that we are americans. Isn’t funny? :/

[@ambernestorgregory2287]

As a survivor of, and a researcher of, complex, advanced stage IV endometriosis, fertility, and the history and pathogenesis of of endo, I can not help but wonder if the Native Americans were also onto something with this ritual ALSO in a physiological and anatomical health respect as well. If you watch the full episode, you see that running every morning would help to prevent excessive retrograde menstruation, AND, another ritual, of nixtamalization of corn and cornbread type meals, helps to make lots of iron and other vital nutrients accessible for nutrition and effective digestion, which would be increase the strength and health of a woman during menstruation!

[@aFeverishFiend]

Very interesting. Where can one watch this entire episode?

[@egghound_flopper]

are, not were. despite what the americans would have you believe, they're not all dead yet

[@juanvaladez5703]

Extraordinary indeed. God is with us. 🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@saragorn5033]

30 second ad for a 47 second vid

[@ashish714]

The Spirit world is more real than the real world. One day, humanity will return back to the Spirit world.

[@joshuabom64]

This is very exiting I'm half Navajo and Half Souix I live in Calgary Alberta I never really got to understand and learn about my navajo culture so I'm very interested in watching this series.

[@maematsuoka5994]

I'm native American too and I love kpop

[@destinywilson2398]

Mae Matsuoka I'm Navajo too and I am trying to understand more about my language. And I love kpop too lol. I think that your profile pic is Jungkook and if so, you are probably an A.R.M.Y. as well. Nice to know I am not the only one. 😆

[@maematsuoka5994]

yeah I am lol but I know some navajo

[@alexn.2901]

Why y'all live so far from your homelands?

[@crimson.flower9619]

Alex N. Idk, I had to move off of the Rez at age three. Now I’m just on the Lakota Rez bc of my dad. I’m homesick as heck homie.

[@lavwrenbeeh7836]

I remember doing this. Grinding corn. Being stretched out on stacks of most beautiful blankets and materials. Had no flipping clue what was happening to me.Wish someone explained. Nope! But I will never forget.

[@misscheer4eva]

Every year I taught schools about that! I used to get so mad that no one I knew had to do that. All my friends had parties and never had to do what I had to do. But I know that what I had to do was out of respect of my elders and to become a woman!

[@sssniperwolf4705]

It's called a kinalda

[@gachapro6064]

Actually Kinaaldá that's what it is

[@AlbinoDiamondBackRattleSnake]

best by far

[@thevegananarchist15]

Sad to see the coal plant at 0:42

[@drizzant23]

The SHIPROCK PINNCACLE...my home and my love. Its sacred!! #NavajoPride

[@1TAINO1]

My sister-in-law is Navajo. Her last name Dixon

[@NomadicInThePhilippines]

great shots

[@misscheer4eva]

I remember having to do that!

[@moon.flower8543]

Me too!!

[@childpred.3835]

NAVAJO's!!!!!! woooo!

[@kjames1414]

Season 1 Episode 4

[@YautjaLover]

MY CULTURE!!!

[@YautjaLover]

Dine!

[@kateperez2409]

My friend is navajo and his grandpaw was in world war 2

[@tea_dubz9696]

"...Morgan Freeman narrated his own birth saying," Leaving the comfort of my mothers womb, I, Morgan Freeman, enter the world..." ~ zefrank1

[@shiverarts8284]

Morgan Freeman gets ahead of himself

[@JoeKickass324]

GODDAMN MORGAN FREEMAN!

[@teslaimhotep6095]

Hoorai!!!

[@laelabitahey2517]

i had my kinaaldá 2 years ago❤️

[@siennas2011]

How can I find the video to this episode! I saw it about a year ago on KZbin and now I can't find it! I found a French one 😑 help!

[@Nativwildchick2000]

Anyone have or can provide the full episode?

[@gachapro6064]

I have to do a kinaaldá ceremony soon so yeah

[@brentday4138]

What episode is it

[@tobilittle814]

Hey look it's me I'm Maysun

[@robertbuchan9298]

Boy the story of God in 45 seconds

[@clergueveronique1170]

paramètres sous titre traduction français possible !

[@oxarplatt]

Those modern fools dont know how to light a lantern correctly.

[@aleishavelasquez9080]

I had a kindaala

[@user-js7us8re6o]

Not me... 😿 i live out here in the city and it was too much to go back to the reservation....

[@vivianmcalexander9999]

💝🌅🙏🦅

[@momme694]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@roveney5498]

The story of god? No... a ceremony of a girl becoming a woman? Yes.

[@urstruly87]

... and who created that "1st woman"?????? "connects that woman to creation?" too abstract ... really unsatisfying.

[@33afterM]

+Alex Nguyen Ha ha, this is such a weird criticism.... "I give this creation myth .5/10! too abstract... really unsatisfying.. try harder Navajo people. "

[@urstruly87]

33AfterM hahaha I know right? ... did you see the Hindu Creation Story - that was a story!!! =D

[@moon.flower8543]

You think we're gonna tell you where it all started? Haha nope in our culture everything has a background and purpose even 1st woman.. I've had this ceremony and I can def tell you there's a lot more than that.

[@urstruly87]

Ok i will visit the Navajo reservation ro get it straight from them. They're about 2-3 hr drive from Phoenix Arizona

[@jjumbo33ify]

Alex Nguyen please do. Come visit me in Many Farms Az and I will gladly answer all ur questions. We can go into the origins of Navajo teachings, IF you have the time and patience.

[@Fred-mp1vf]

The very first Native Americans kept a written history. A part of these writings were translated and published in the Book of Mormon.

[@user-bj4tn2sq2t]

SHIRK just pure SHIRK

[@user-bj4tn2sq2t]

+‫زينب الشهيد‬‎ (its an arabic word)

[@user-bj4tn2sq2t]

+Siervo de Alá The message of Allah (Islam) has spread everywhere.so if someone doesn't believe in the oneness of Allah will be punished. Hell

[@teslaimhotep6095]

+زينب الشهيد The only reason you guys needed a God or Allah is because you were all bad and evil. What'w wrong with you people in that part of the world? To this day there is still strife and conflict between ME countries and sects. Guess you didn't take God /Allah's mssg to heart. What a shame.

[@maizecharley358]

Paganism is everywhere. Christianity and Catholicism is part of pagan Religion. Both were created in Jerusalem after Alexander the Great. These are new worship. Native culture spands before Christ

[@shiverarts8284]

We natives don't worship anything. We live in harmony with it. Changing woman would show us how to do that. We also have to ask permission a lot, gain permission from the gods to use ceremonies, the land, they were all given to us by the holy people (gods)

[@shiverarts8284]

But I don't like the word pagan. That's barbaric. We're not idolizers.

[@steektete]

@@shiverarts8284 Well said

[@jokerbookshop]

They want her to lose weight so she can find a husband.

[@moon.flower8543]

Uh no where'd you get that from. I had kinaalda and that is NOT the purpose

[@joshuabom64]

where are you from what's your Culture ?

[@moon.flower8543]

+Joshua Lefthand I'm Navajo from Arizona and new mexico

[@spacecat5697]

jokerbookshop not true she runs to know what nevermind u couch!

[@spacecat5697]

Couch*

[@smilen8tiveify]

To god????

[@utubelesst]

Did Eve run? And who helped her effort? Why promote a pagan culture? For viewers? Surely that is not a good enough reason. The native American is hit with pride that they be kept low to all but themselves! SHAME ON YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THAT!

[@nickmonamoy7685]

+utubelesst I am Navajo and I agree with what you said. Jesus is Lord.

[@utubelesst]

The Holy Father spoke and said This is My "Beloved Son" hear Him.

[@hdhfhdbf]

This is to give a perspective of different cultures. Also, paganism is a different religion than what the Native Americans in this clip practice.

[@krisbarney87]

I'm diné and we don't need to explain anything to the ignorant of the world nor to those who have been imprinted with the arrogance of Christianity.

[@utubelesst]

Nick, see how hard they try to keep the native down. They use confusion as katie, then try to make us look stupid as roughrocker87. First they take the land, then the TRY to teach your children to be fools. As if we care what communist vipers think. But God will teach them, look ahead, there is a ditch before them. And katie paganism is many religions.