As to concerns about whether the assocation is faith-based or religious, Slater referenced Fundamental Law. This attempt to diminish or prohibit our spiritual way of life and understandings is a direct violation of the Navajo Nations bill of rights under freedom of religion.. The doctrine was the basis of the white supremacist initiated genocidal inquisition to remove Jews, Muslims, Roma, and land-based indigenous cultures from Europe while they set out to destroy and colonize indigenous lands in Africa and the so-called Americas. Box 4800 Window Rock, AZ 86515. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. Michelle Kahn-John, secretary for the group, said it is important to support the hataaliis at this time who have been largely volunteering their services and have lost income because of the constraints of the pandemic. ###Read our previous post: Colonial Education is Still War. DHA provided technology based (zoom/phone calls) spiritual, ceremonial and cultural consultation to relatives and community organizations seeking spiritual guidance, support and ceremony. Welcome to North Rhine-Westphalia | Land.NRW Din Hataaii Association, Inc. Audio and video versions of the recording are up on our YouTube channel as well as on all podcast platforms. DHA organized and published several press releases, engaged in radio broadcasts (sharing spiritual & ceremonial guidance and relevant stories) in the Summer of 2020 to advocate for the importance of spiritual practices during COVID-19, and to inform relatives and community members on ways to maintain safety, spiritual strength and protection. The facade of mass scale victim blaming and scapegoating is not enough to escape the consequences of a history of genocide, enslavement, and ecocide. Slater believes there is a thirst for knowledge among the people and the Council has a responsibility to consider that. 7 0 obj 0000035683 00000 n Oasis. And we demand that the Church respects Tribal sovereignty and Indigenous ways of being.. Subscribe His stage name, and first name, derive from the Navajo word meaning to sing or to chant.. 0000048432 00000 n 0000027204 00000 n The Dine Hataalii Association, Inc. is a unique, authentic, and distinguished "grassroots" Dine- based organization comprised of twenty-four medicine men and women who serve as board of directors from the six (6) Navajo regions: 1) Crownpoint, 2) Fort Defiance, 3) Chinle, 4) Tuba This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity. In July, President Jonathan Nezvetoedmore than $70 million in council-approved funding, including $1 million that would have supported the Din Hataalii Association of traditional healers. Sierra Club, Tribes Team Up to Protect Sacred Lands This attempt to diminish or prohibit our spiritual way of life and understandings is a direct violation of the Navajo Nations bill of rights under freedom of religion. The Din Hataaii Association (DHA), a Navajo Nation Traditional Medicine (TM) & Spiritual organization engaged in leadership, advocacy, ceremony and protection of relatives, traditional medicine practitioners, and TM practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. 77 photos. NOTICE, corporate mainstream media/entertainment/spin has not reported this. We need to develop and package this curriculum to help our people be strong and empower them.. Privacy Policy | FCC Public File | Contest Rules (Klein) Kinder freundliches Restaurant mit Spielecke. trailer In astatement, the association called the veto an act of disrespect and exclusion for our treasured and rare Din Hataalii., It leaves us to question why our government leaders feel as though we should not assist in relieving the pain and suffering of our people during the worst pandemic in history, they wrote, even though we continue to be sought for counsel and assistance.. Many of you have asked and yes, we are also re-organizing the shop but that will still take some time. 0000034976 00000 n Dr. Lee states In the long run, we,as medicine people,are advocating and protecting the sacred medicine bundles, passed down to us by our forebears and ancestry. Dine' Hataalii Association Meeting changed the place of meeting on the 2/26/23 to Dine College, Tsaile instead of Montezuma Creek starting at 10 am MT. 0000026749 00000 n After the CARES Act was approved in March, the Navajo Nation received more than $700 million in COVID-19 relief funding. Colonial Education is Still War. About this story:The Din Hataaii Association (DHA), a Navajo Nation Traditional Medicine (TM) & Spiritual organization engaged in leadership, advocacy, ceremony and protection of relatives, traditional medicine practitioners, and TM practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. 0000033733 00000 n Historical staples of Native American herbal medicine, such asechinacea, sage and Americanginseng, have been studied for their health benefits and are widely available. I think its definitely kind of fading, Wheeler said. Subscribe, like, share on iTunes, Spotify, and Youtube. Join us as we talk about the failings of white liberal feminism, or #girlboss feminism and apply an Indigenous abolition approach to feminism while analyzing three current events happening in Indian Country: the Superbowl, Nathan Chasing Horse and Stop Cop City. 12 0 obj Historical research clearly demonstrates that the papal documents in question, written in a specific historical period and linked to political questions, have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith these documents were manipulated for political purposes by competing colonial powers in order to justify immoral acts against indigenous peoples that were carried out, at times, without opposition from ecclesiastical authorities.. 0000028719 00000 n https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/03/30/230330b.html, https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/04/01/0232/00500.html#en, Indigenous Action Podcast Episode 15: 15th Annual No Thanks, No Giving: Indigenous Anarchism, Indigenous Action Podcast Episode 14: Queering #MMIWG2ST, Indigenous Action Podcast Episode 13: Unsettling Climate Colonialism, Ep. Dine' Elders and Medicine people unanimously pass joint resolution urging Navajo Nation to comply with fundamental law in treatment of horses and expressing opposition to the 2014 Rangeland Improvement Act. Mute/Unmute Episode 54 helpful votes. Teller says that when the pandemic struck, hataaliis were thrust onto the front lines. So take your seat by this fire and may the bridges we burn together, light our way. Established in the 1970s, the DHA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, comprised of over 200 Din (Navajo) medicine men and women from across the reservation, that exists to protect, preserve and promote the Din cultural wisdom, spiritual practice, and ceremonial knowledge for present and future generations. While many demand reparations, we must counter: We do not seek any form of payment or recompense but the ruin of those institutions and ideals of domination, control, and exploitation. Pandemic shines light on complex coexistence of modern times He also sees the tension between tradition and modern, Indigenous and Western, but lives in both worlds simultaneously, with little interest in choosing one over the other. Slater said he was open to discussion about alternatives and a more inclusive plan, but that at this time it was the association that came forward with a specific proposal. 0 NOT THE GOVS.THEY DO NOT OWN THEM AT ALLBUT THEY ARE KILLING THEM AND SELLING THEMMAKING MONEY ON THEM.THEY ARE ROBBING THE WILD HORSES OWNERSAMERICA..WE NEED TO GET THEM UNDER WILD LIFE PROTECTION LIKE THEY DID FOR THE BALD EAGLE.SO NO GOV AGENCIES CAN HURT THEM ANYMORETHEY ARE GROWING EXTINCTJUST READ SOME OF THE REPORTSCOME ON PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!!!!! 0000003476 00000 n You can also send us your press releases, rad art, articles, zines, etc. Hataaii: Use of Navajo on Mars 'disrespectful' Courtesy photo | NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech A ts called "Maz," the Din Bizaad slang term for Mars, is the first feature of scientific. Posted by Navajo Times | Jun 25, 2020 | CORONAVIRUS, Culture |. We seek abolition and revenge. Is ticket purchase for the U-Bahn the same in Cologne as in (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? The legislation was passed by Council last Friday and allocated funds for special duty (hazard) pay for essential personnel ($20 million), personal protective equipment ($10 million), and facility safety ($10million), plus the million for the association. In all, more than 12,000caseshave been reported within the nation, and amid this second wave, many will be looking for support from their traditional healers. In a written statement, the Pope acknowledged colonial lack of respect and forced assimilation and said, For the deplorable conduct of those members of the Catholic Church, I ask for Gods forgiveness and I want to say to you with all my heart: I am very sorry. Among her posts, she served as Director of PR and Communications for the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department under Governor Bill Richardson, Healthcare Outreach and Education Manager for the Eight. The associations $1million budget includes $160,000 for ceremonies and supporting the work of the hataaliis. In a lot of ways, we interpret the laws of nature that were put in place for everyone, said Max. <<15338E0870E52741879E319D609827D1>]/Prev 588689>> And I join my brothers, the Canadian bishops, in asking your pardon., In the recent statement of repudiation, the Catholic Church has the audacity to say that while many Catholics gave their lives in defense of the dignity of [Indigenous] peoples Many Christians have committed evil acts against indigenous peoples for which recent Popes have asked forgiveness on numerous occasions As Pope Francis has emphasized, their sufferings constitute a powerful summons to abandon the colonizing mentality and to walk with them side by side, in mutual respect and dialogue, recognizing the rights and cultural values of all individuals and peoples. As earth surface people, we do not have the power nor the authority to change, alter, or supersede the natural and fundamental laws established by the Holy People, adds Dr. Lee. Please seperate your selves from the devils greed and cruelty . /TT1.0 8 0 R /TT2.0 9 0 R >> >> We do not speak of colonialism in the past-tense. TEESTO, Az Din Hataalii Association and Nohooka' Din, traditional cultural leaders, passed a joint resolution on June 14, 2014 . The information regarding accepting only coins is very important. As earth surface people, we do not have the power nor the authority to change, alter, or supersede the natural and fundamental laws established by the Holy People, adds Dr. Lee. We look forward to the day their walls crumble around them and the empires their ideals built are nothing but smoldering ash and ruin. [i>I2u6Nf{>+TF~w-eZ^U_N. I guess Im just trying to make my way through all this.. How is it in so few generations the Native American that r a part of these round ups and deprecating mares and there foals leaving the goals to die and the mares to slaughter and stealing there brothers and betraying them to the cruelty of slaughter have forgotten the genocides of so many Native Americans and the holocaust there ancestors suffered the same betrayals. Navajos Have Trouble Accessing Hardship Assistance, Din College Tries To Save Navajo Medicine People. DHA hosted zoom-based presentations by researchers, scientist and virology and vaccine experts to educate the Hataaii on emerging COVID-19 and vaccine information. In 2007, after decades of advocacy for reparations in so-called Canada, a settlement was agreed upon in the largest class action settlement ever faced by the colonial government. Alternatively, you may use, 1) The taste and presentation of the food felt like we were in 60s. The resolution also expresses opposition to the 2014 Rangeland Improvement Act because the Navajo Nation has not properly consulted or informed the Dine people about the Acts purpose, intent, impacts and/or consequences. In 1493 the Papal Bull Inter Caetera, was issued by Pope Alexander VI. David John, President . DHA advocated for the designation of traditional healers (the original first responders), medicine people, herbalist as CDC category 1-B essential healthcare workers on the Navajo Nation. >> 5 0 obj He brings over 10 years of experience working with the Din Hataaii Association. The medicine people had to temporarily halt ceremonies to maintain public health safety however, this resulted in financial losses for the Hataaii (chanters and medicine people). Rewind 10 Seconds The ticket machines on board of trams and buses accept only coins and the GeldKarte (which is a preloaded chip card coming normally with a bank account in Germany). endobj Through laboratory testing, he and his colleagues have identified about half a dozen herbs that are effective at killing the virus, he said. b) the denominations of the banknotes accepted will depend on the ticket price and the stock of coins in the machine. Lorenzo R. Jim (Dine/Navajo) is a Licensed Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counselor and certified Traditional Counselor/Hataalii with the Dine Hataalii Association currently managing the Native American Traditional Wellness & Integrative Care Program at First Nations Community HealthSource. He teaches courses on herbology, holistic healing, and Din oral history, culture and philosophy. Anson is a Din hataaii, and conducts diagnoses, healing ceremonies and protection prayers. The words of the Catholic Church are nothing more than an attempt to damage control and downplay their genocidal legacy while obscuring their ongoing benefit from and perpetuation of colonial violence. Slater also spoke to the long-term impacts of the trauma of the pandemic. Wheelers music blends traditional and modern elements, using the Din language and desert imagery over sounds derived from contemporary indie rock artists such as Mac DeMarco and classic Los Angeles psychedelic band, the Doors. The message connects to something his grandmother shared recently: a supernatural story from Navajo tradition in which mysterious tall figures from another world promise to come to humanitys aid in a time of need. Its core mission is to protect, preserve and promote the Din cultural wisdom, spiritual practices, and ceremonial knowledge for present and future generations of Din., A large percentage of Din people still utilize traditional Din healing interventions, ceremony, and cultural wisdom to maintain wellness, the association said in their proposal. On the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, LaPier said there isnt necessarily great tension between traditional and Western practices, though many peoples first inclination is to see a Western doctor a shift she says threatens traditional ways. xwTS7" %z ;HQIP&vDF)VdTG"cEb PQDEk 5Yg} PtX4X\XffGD=H.d,P&s"7C$ endobj Link The Catholic Church attempts to rewrite history and distance themselves from their role and responsibly in mass-scale violence systematically waged throughout the world against the Earth and existence. Traditional practitioners deserve COVID-19 relief funding, she said, because they can play a key role in addressing the mental and physical fallout of the pandemic. Increasingly academics are recognizing that theres a connection between physical ailments and peoples mental and/or spiritual practices, she said. hb```f``Uc` cg`a +0 T000ebf)6wiXY.f5% K s szIVFJ,[0&38zl:3Q]! We will provide updates soon. Service also was great. Avery is a Din hataaii, singer of the Blessing Way, Beauty Way, Night Way and Enemy Way. Din Hataaii Association, Inc. About D.H.A. 0000019303 00000 n Tribal COVID-19 Relief Fund - First Nations Community HealthSource I think that most people have some sort of herbal medicine in their household, LaPier said. Box 1348 Window Rock, AZ 86515 ERNEST HARRY BEGAY Director P.O. Anti-colonial agitation. Last week, Delegate Carl Slater, vice chair of the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee, introduced the amendment to provide $1 million to the Din Hataalii Association to fund its proposal to share and promote the teachings of Din cultural wisdom and traditional healing practices to alleviate the mental and spiritual health impacts of the pandemic. 0000034741 00000 n