Kinaalda

Short video shares the process in how our family performs and honors the Navajo cultural tradition of the coming of age celebration. In the few days, our young girl will be instructed by her family female role models; guiding, mentoring, and teaching long life lessons. Home etiquette - cooking tools, grinding, butchering, bread making, and mixing navajo cake. Body molding/massage is very important as her mom, aunts, and grandmothers will teach her healthy ways to care for herself and be a well-rounded, strong female in the future. All other family members join to show support, love, and restore their lives through the blessings given by the young Kinaalda girl.

[@andrealee1846]

Love the video it was all breathe taking and how we must keep our traditions going to next generation ❣️

[@lat.874]

Brings back memories. Growing up on the Nation da Diné Nation.

[@Lily-fr9jt]

It’s important to keep the traditions alive. Too precious and beautiful. 💕

[@LiloUkulele]

Heart felt thanks to all the brothers and sisters who keep the traditions alive. My granddaughters coming of age was hidden and not discussed…it broke my. my heart that it was not celebrated but something that shouldn’t be talked about

[@marshmallow7640]

Beautiful girl, future Miss Navajo 😍

[@akaSalM]

BEAUTIFUL!!!BEAUTIFUL!!!JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, VERY SPIRITUAL FEELING WATCHING THIS VIDEO OF YOUR FAMILY AND CULTURE. BLESSINGS, BLESSINGS. 🙌🏾 🙏🏾

[@ochervelvet9687]

I’ve read about many of these traditions, but I never thought I’d actually see them. Thank you so much for sharing your culture with the world. Such beautiful young ladies!

[@timothymeehan5680]

Thank you for sharing, Long live the Dine’!

[@Knockingon.heavensdoor]

I had my Kinaalda about a year ago and they didnt think i could be able to do it because im have white half Navajo but this is so beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@alejandrogp8]

😢How nice to see those pictures of happy children, greetings brothers 👍

[@user-en7cc2xi4n]

Everything we do within our Ceremony is in line with life blessing path and songs are coming through white Shell women blessing DINE touching base ❤

[@TaeeLoc0189]

This is soo beautiful. I cried when they were put tied her hair, I thought of my nieces and gosh I wish they could stay small forever but it’s beautiful keeping this tradition alive ❤️

[@JosieELopez]

What beauty watching this tkx

[@robertasam6758]

So beautiful, thank you for sharing. We had three girls kinnalda a month after a month 8 years ago.

[@minahrodriguez6774]

Very beautiful. Thxs for sharing. I wish I did alot when I became a young lady. I never butchered a sheep or been in any of that process. The environment look beautiful as I had mean aunts who just yelled at me thru my whole process.

[@michaelburton3594]

Dakota-Lakota -FOREVER!!!!

[@sarahleon332]

Years ago was diagnosed with cancer during kinaalda event, early morning I ran after kinaalda w my prayers the following weeks visited to Dr cancer was going!!!😅

[@sarahleon332]

Dr appointment visited Dr can 't find cancer.

[@donovanrussell3373]

That is awesome. Great story - 👏 Thanks for sharing that. 🙏🏼

[@michaelburton3594]

Cheers for video!Feel maself like in big family=)

[@BaileySlim-dh3su]

I live in chilchinbeto , Arizona

[@philanabetoney8529]

Beautiful ❤ thanks for sharing 😊

[@northernlight5889]

Gunalchéesh! (Thank you!): So incredibly beautiful-🙏🏼 🦅

[@donovanrussell3373]

Ahéhee' you also. 🙏🏻

[@patriciarose6711]

Beautiful

[@MegaBellaandedward]

💙💯

[@shabs2115]

😇🥰😍🤩🙊👍👍👍

[@UNbowed62]

Respect & Love all my Indigenous brothers & sisters around the world🌎🙏🏽🦅🦅🦅❤️🥰