On the beautiful trail I am

In the house of long life,
    There I wander.
In the house of happiness,
    There I wander.
Beauty before me,
    With it I wander.
Beauty behind me,
    With it I wander.
Beauty below me,
    With it I wander.
Beauty above me,
    With it I wander.
Beauty all around me,
    With it I wander.
In old age traveling,
    With it I wander.
On the beautiful trail I am,
    With it I wander.

traditional Navajo song

Mother Earth and Father Sky

To the house of old age,
    Up there I return.
To the house of happiness,
    Up there I return.
Beauty behind me,
    With it I return.
Beauty before me,
    With it I return.
Beauty above me,
    With it I return.
Beauty below me,
    With it I return.
Beauty all around me,
    With it I return.
Now in old age wandering,
    I return.
Now on the trail of beauty, I am.
    There I return.

to see full chant:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/por/por25.htm

Route 66

Gallup, New Mexico

All Tribes

All Tribes Trading Post in Zuni, New Mexico - owned by my Palestinian friend Nick.  He and his brothers are successful traders in McKinley County.  On the day I was there, he had several wholesale buyers from Japan, where Native Zuni, Hopi, and Navajo jewelry is very popular.  Hiro and Shinako run a shop selling Native American jewelry and objects in Osaka.

 

 

Katrina Storm

fierce and fabulous
aka Jeremy Yazzie, nursing student,  Health Educator with the Navajo AIDS Network, and fashion designer

Gallup, New Mexico