Beauty Before Me: Navajo Weavers

[@louiseherrera9]

Nice , I’m a Navajo weaver , I learned from my late grandma and I’m still learning and thanks for videos like this ..

[@thereuploader9990]

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[@ellengran6814]

Watching a bonfire, we see the colours and hear the sounds emerging as the wood dissapear - nothing but ash and soot left behind. We understand the fabric of life is woven by colours and sounds. Scientists tell us today the fabric of the universe is best understood by visualizing a spider- web. To me, the story if the weavers is the story about life itself.

[@carolinenieto4494]

My parents crossed the USA by car in 1963 with us children, from NY to California. We had a red and white station wagon. I remember my father stopping the car next to a heard of sheep going by and several Navajo children on foot and 2 on horse. My mother gave a few oranges to the children and they seemed to love them. Then my mother saw a woman weaving by her Hogan and decided on buying 2 beautiful rugs. My big sister became pen pals with that woman's teenage daughter. Would the woman weaving on this video be that same person ? The rugs shown on your video are the same design than the ones my Mom bought. I was little during that trip and I always wonder where we had stopped on that special day.

[@spookygirl7761]

Wow! Thank you for sharing with us.

[@vergyazzie2408]

My grandma used to weave everyday... She did a wonderful and beautiful art... I miss my grandma... Shi ma sonii

[@janmarinos7036]

Beautiful Grandma Yes such wonderful creativity passed along the way of the spider

[@tillmangbegody2925]

" This Video made my Morning, Beautiful Life and Beautiful Weaving with Grandma." Made me feel home and smelling the Good Cookings they make. What a nice Spirit in Life and Peace.🌹☀

[@mikekavanagh8952]

Excellent Presentation of a Good Tradition, God Bless Them, The True Native American.

[@brentonfatt8666]

My grandma!!!!

[@brentonfatt8666]

I miss my grandmother pounding a rug together. I use to lay behind the loom and watch her. The tradition is dying in our culture--since outsiders decided to put our language in writing. Now children sit in class or computer and learn Navajo. As a young boy my grandmother "Stella" use to tell stories that incorporated laws of living in beauty and embracing self love. The generation today will never know the true teaching behind our language that was once learned by memorization through the voice of our grandparents. Thank you so MUCH!!! to who ever put this video up. thank you

[@barbaraburdick9533]

The Navajo history is a beautiful and tragic story of their lives. They are self sufficient, with the herding and care of the sheep. Then they dye the yarn and weave it into treasured rugs, which are sold in many museums and auctions. Despite all the hardsips they have endured, living without running water, electricity, no access to Social Security, or Medicare, these brave women have endured and their art has endured all these years. We stole their land, sent them on a march where many were killed, put them in on reservations on land they thought at the time was useless. When the US went to war and discovered that uranium on their land was useful, it uprooted them once more, and the grandmothers and daughters had to find somplace to live. This is their history. A sad story of the US always looking out for their own self interest, and turning a blind eye to the needs of the Navajo people.

[@Bradwelbornfineart]

Barbara Burdick felt that...🙌🏻🙏

[@tdhawk167]

💕

[@wendycook9334]

What a beautiful film...such beautiful people ❤

[@wintera7x7]

I'm proud to be Navajo💕

[@penguine342]

I am in awe of her talent and dedication. She makes her craft, her art look easy, and she does it so perfectly, but I can't imagine the patience and skill it takes! Beautiful creations, thank you for this documentary. I am also glad the tradition is being passed on. "I learn from helping others." - we need more people like you! I wish you all the best!

[@davidm1149]

I never knew about the designs in the weaving. The Native Indians are a special treasure that we should respect. Spiritual knowledge is extremely precious and necessary for living in this world.

[@lilnativemama]

What a truly beautiful soul, inside and out, which shines through her amazing artwork and is a testament to what a beautiful human being she is. Such an inspiring documentary and makes me so grateful for elders such as this, that hold on to the traditional ways and teachings and wish to pass along to future generations. Thank you for posting and sharing this!

[@marjohnsmusings3222]

Thank you.

[@lauranicholls9421]

Thank you for sharing your video. I love the Grand Canyon. And seeing traditional. Navajo Everything I’ve seen in this video is very. Beautiful. So is hearing your language. It. Feels. Familiar to me. ❤️☀️🌲🦉⭐️🌿

[@sagitarius4518]

Wonderful culture and people..💚🌱🕊

[@LuvStarburst]

I loved watching my elder do this, it was my asmr as a child

[@teceyS3]

They came from inside the Earth ❤

[@adrianafalzetti9407]

Bravissima .. mi piace molto ♥️♥️♥️ Adriana da Roma ♥️

[@MarianDouglasUngaro]

Salve! E grazie per suo comentario! #Lazio #RomaNord #Flaminia

[@lyndabuswell139]

Absolutely divine and serenely beautiful. Thx. for sharing a part of your sacred culture. Blessings.

[@matthewrautheaux3610]

my fiance is full-blooded Navajo I take great pride in her culture and her inheritance she is a beautiful woman and she does know how to leave I would never tell her to give that gift up ever we also to have a beautiful boy which I could not ask more from her that's how I know Navajo women are great mothers and also to know how to raise their children

[@richardwhitaker3835]

Beautiful work by beautiful People

[@debbiewidner5676]

I learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your customs.

[@user-sj4dk2nk1v]

God Bless my dears ❤️❤️❤️🌈☀️😘💞

[@miacee371]

I integrated a culturally responsive lesson using this video. Thank you for sharing. The students enjoyed the video by the way :)

[@sljharping]

Thank you for sharing this walk in Beauty, it is an encouragement for me to continue learning the way of the Spider Woman.

[@84tonikk]

On my trance states, I once saw the spider. The archetype. Many times been in the intelligent infinity, or the spider's web. Crisscrossing the consciousness of mine. First I was scared to dive into it. Now I've become more bold in it. It's great in the web. Feels like freedom flying in the construct. Altough my vision is limited, and I never know what it brings me in the reality construct. I've seen also in my wake life other consciousnessess come visit me in their spider web, them unable to communicate with me throught the time and place they are limited into physically. They seem to be as black mists, as the spider web in my trances seems like a black mist too. Only by focus does the black mist come to life in colors, but my impatience seem to take over me many times. It's like this wanting to dive to it completely. A balance must be found. Indians are masters in it. Like complete patience towards the phenomenon.

[@fernwebb5568]

The star of this show is very beautiful. That smile lights up the world! The rugs and blankets in the film are so fantastic. Truly beautiful. Thanks.

[@TambourBeadEmbroider]

Such an inspiring video. It is reassuring to know that this beautiful craft is being carried out still and holds within it the values of generations of the Navajo. Thank you for sharing this.

[@tiasagg9242]

You don't have to choose either life, you can have both ❤️

[@CulainRuledByVenus]

Wonderful. Keep alive this Art and Beauty.

[@PALasiloo1]

Very beautiful. I love the Monument Valley but now it has become a place of obsessed non-Native tourists. I wish the Navajo government or whoever, never made it a tribal park. It should be sacred and kept for us to pray, weave rugs, and enjoy it as Dine' people. Now it has became all infested with these tourists who have no respect for us and our lands. Love and light to Spider women, who I do believe helped in many ways. May all you Navajos walk in beauty and protect our lands and water from people who want to exploit us. Blessings

[@RSVD84]

P.Anthony Lasiloo For some reason I've always felt that we shouldn't be teaching other non natives to much of our culture. is that a bad thing for me to think? But yes like you said places are not sacred anymore because others have made it a tourists areas for others to see. We live off the Rez right now and every time we meet non natives I tell my husband not to share to much info with them. That's just me though.

[@tlockerk]

As a non-Native who lived in the Region for many years, please know not all of us enter your lands without respect, given their beauty I don't know how anyone could not feel awe. We perhaps enter without full understanding, but for some of us at least with the reverence we give our own holy places. We sometimes feel the same when worshiping in a Cathedral - which we close for daily ceremonies. Perhaps a balanced path could be found for your lands as well. Wish respect, wishing you Peace and all Good.

[@hadotonini1189]

@@RSVD84 I agree with your view. I think sacred item or place should only be shared with those who really appreciate it and understand its deep value.

[@davidyoung30]

So cool. I was in Utah in early April for 10 days. Met a Navajo woman and her children waiting in line at a restaurant. Got to talking to her and she was Navajo. I needed a day of rest so I took a day to drive down to check out the reservation. Spend a whole day driving around in the reservation. Tried kneel down bread I purchased from a man selling it along the road, Honestly didn’t know the reservation was even there. Now I’m learning more about them. We were not taught anything about native Americans that I can recall. I also had this weird thing in my head to buy a Navajo rug to remember my stop there. Again knowing nothing about them or their significance. Unfortunately I didn’t end up buying one of those. Bought other souvenirs but the first place I stopped wanted $1400 for a small one. Second place wanted $400 but I’m not positive they were authentic. So weird that something in my head made me want a Navajo rug.

[@ellieoliver4584]

My land ,my people ,in the 4 sacre mountains,

[@duaneholcomb8408]

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[@evelynhenri6982]

I believe monument valley Utah is the most spiritual and beautiful majestic place on earth and the people too ...beautiful weaving

[@zeropointconsciousness]

Wonderful. 🌈

[@timlamberton5411]

love the flute music and the story🥰

[@ravenvilla2538]

Walk in Beauty💜

[@fredharvey2720]

Traditional cultures are awesome

[@Merlin-ur1dz]

Great one with me we Love and 99.9 persevering is still with us here. Being here is truly home 💯 walking 🚶 home landscaping and returning home is helping us we all is me thinking about my parents stories from deep down inside of heart ♥ its like reopening myth and knowing knowledge are within my me we all too go outward I was not alone cap myth of stories ❤ Dine is myself too old age and too holy gateway to my creator house white, Blue, yellow Black home that can't hurt with love to Dine.

[@asgerhougardmikkelsen8770]

I've read, in a book about indigenous Americans, that a Navajo carpet always has a hole in the middle, because of something with the spiderwoman.

[@susankhdez1005]

Beautiful

[@user-sj4dk2nk1v]

Beautiful song ❤️❤️❤️🌈☀️😘🥰💞

[@harirao12345]

Beautiful!

[@cyndibee2289]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@valeriegarcia4448]

Rich History!! Thank You for sharing 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@Fred-mp1vf]

The first ancient inhabitants of America kept written records for future generations. These translated writings are in the Book of Mormon.

[@Krma-3]

very special video I love it

[@ShelleeGraham]

This was a film film dedicated to Navajo weaving and the Diné culture. I’d love to see more of this type of content. Thank you. Well Done. 👍

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

The Hogan was the last refuge then and weaving is a complicated art 🪔🌈🐎🔥

[@andrewburke9016]

Amazing. Thank you from my heart.

[@janinegarverick7062]

Petroglyph, Mike Byrd makes jewelry using Petroglyph Images

[@deebegay3740]

❤

[@aprilmahon9015]

Questions According to Navajo legend, who invented weaving? Spider Woman What do the Navajo call themselves? Diné Do Navajo weavers draw their designs first? No. Why not? To let the design be revealed. Where do the Navajo get their yarn? From sheep Why does wool have to be carded? To straighten it for spinning What is the loom made of? wood, steel, tree limbs What is the symbolism of the hand comb? food, shelter, clothing How long did Stella's work take to finish? 2 seasons

[@aprilmahon9015]

Questions part 2 What is a hogon? House Why do the Dine rub spiderwebs on the arms and hands of baby girls? to ensure that they will love weaving

[@AlejandroGutierrez-id8zm]

April Mahon a Hogan is a traditional house that Navajos live in. The door is always facing the East to welcome the Sun rise every morning.

[@fortbumper]

beautiful video !

[@LuvStarburst]

I found this very relaxing

[@rynyk9011]

🙏❤️

[@lisamarieclark6778]

Yá'át'ééh!

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

Who could weave a web that could catch all the ones I love and bring them back to me? 🐢

[@carmenschneider7133]

❤❤❤❤thank you❤❤❤❤

[@janelliot5643]

20:45 in beauty 💕

[@trindal359]

It would be nice to know what the title is and when it was done

[@cawstongreenway]

Great video :)

[@passover--1866]

Indigenous Suicide Prevention!!!! No Jumanji movie talk on Sacred and Protected LANDS

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

There was a horse called: Wildfire, he was a Pinto and he ran faster than the Wind 🌬🐎🌬⚔🐐🐐🐑🐑🐏🐏🐎🐎🌽🌽🌻🌻📯📯🍁🍁🦅🦅💘💘 Bury my hearth at Wounded knee as we and you strive to survive 📯

[@andreebesseau6995]

Beauty before me beauty behind me...😘

[@KingCez100]

The Dinè if you know you know.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

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[@chililee8645]

This video is Nizhoni. Ahe'hee.

[@iness.2023]

Let’s not forget that the Spaniards brought the sheep, the goats, the cattle, the horses, and the weaving tools. Even the way they are dressed is influence by the Spaniards.

[@spookygirl7761]

Good for you.

[@steakeater4557]

Navajo raised so much sheep in a efficient fashion that the government killed off herds and banned them with laws. Guns and Trickery from the Spanish, raised in Europe. Look at her herd, don't forget that.

[@davidbacon9223]

sleep in the rain

[@kp6932]

Hey Kiyeboche

[@millieo7155]

Before the Industrial Revolution men did handwork, knitting, weaving, etc. as a livelihood. Once machines could quickly knit socks, weave blankets, etc. men worked with machines and women did the work not done in factories. Interestingly, Navajo women do the weaving as told from oral tradition and still observed by some families today. Men made the hogans, looms, weaving tools. This is what I have read. Recently a Navajo man, a weaver since childhood, told me Navajo men were weavers, too. I'm curious why the story was told for women weavers.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

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[@user-di1ju4qq7i]

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[@user-di1ju4qq7i]

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[@darz3829]

Indians have ostensibly been around for at least ten thousand years. Watching this video points out the lack of progress. Indians still believe in primitive stories and their music hasn't changed. Doing something for millenia like weaving the same old patterns - is that really what the best use of mankind is ? It is essentially little better than animals who just exist. It is heartening to see the old woman who is wearing a wristwatch (not made by Indians). Does she need to know the time because she has an appointment?

[@steakeater4557]

Whatever crap you are, Navajo and other Federally recognized tribes face constant resistance down to even "progress" itself. Why? Governments oppose Progress.

[@darz3829]

@@steakeater4557 There are no federal laws that require Indian to stay on their reservation. And you would have to prove that the U.S. Government oppose progress by any American. I maintains that it does not. As for your name-calling, I'm guessing you are either an angry "noble Red Man" or a misguided progressive who feels they need to speak for the Indians. Either way you are doing them a disservice.

[@houstonmuhammad843]

I believe they learned how to weave by watching the spider, not from being taught by a mythical spider goddess. I believe the spider goddess story is a story adults initially told to little kids.

[@dntskdnttll]

No need to be derogatory - though you may not believe you are being. Your words show a lack of understanding entirely. And from that a lack of respect.

[@zeynelocak9557]

❤

[@KREN12623]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🖤💙💛🤍🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

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