Native American (Navajo) Beliefs About Death and Superstitions 

A wise Buddhist teacher once said, "When with people, watch your mouth. When alone, watch your mind!" He was saying not to give any energy to negativity. I get that same feeling from this and other of your teachings! In Buddhism, energy and the voice are related - sound is vibration going out to the world, and we all know how our thoughts create our moods and actions!

Diné here, been a medic for 16 yrs. Watched 300+ die in front of me, bagged many of them up, seen humanity at it's worse. Mass shootings, babies burned and murdered, etc. My elders tell me I "shouldn't" do and see the things I have seen, but they know that I have helped many more of my fellow humans. I've watched the miracle of birth numerous times and even seen the dead come back to life. I kinda defied the elders' teachings of 'dont mess with the dead' but it's an inherent part of my career. It's a rough world out there, but trust me, there is lots of good too.

Thank you elder, when my mother was taken from this world by fatal gunshot , I found her hours later laying cold on the ground…. There was none else and struggling in that moment to not fear and grief into my heart to overwhelm …… I heard the words so often shared between us in such times…… Death is as natural as being born…..all here must travel this path…..I was able to do what she needed and honored that my hands were the ones chosen, to prepare and last to touch the vessel that brought me into this life..this world. That shared knowledge brought me great peace and comfort, still does…. So I share it here today.

The energy and intentions of ones "superstitions" can absolutely come to life. Being cautious and not playing with the dark "superstitions" is most wise...Walk lightly

Thank you Wally. I hope you are well and happy.🪻

WISDON AND KINDNESS

I have nothing, but mad respect for this channel. As a white man constantly travelling through Navajo land, my awe grows deeper...

What a privilege it is to listen to your elders speak of their traditional ways and of time gone by

I'm 51 and from Frankfurt am Main, Germany. And if I may say so, very happy to have found this RU-vid channel. This deep insight into the beliefs of the Navajo people is a revelation. For me, the cultural knowledge of the Native Americans is the same as the teachings of Buddhism. Not in the same words, but in the same sense. Be proud of your history and culture. Never forget what the Navajo roots are. This closeness to nature and cultural beliefs have been lost to us so-called Europeans for several centuries. The ancient knowledge of the tribes has been wiped out. Therefore honor your ancestors and keep the traditions in your hearts. Thanks for that..

I love hearing what Elder Brown has to say. He is a real treasure!

This has answered questions I've had about the traditions of the Dine' not discussing or being around death. So many traumatic episodes in the history of this beautiful People.😢 Thank you, kind sir.

Thank you for sharing magnificent landscapes and great wisdom. I came from Russia and my clan is in tune with nature while growing up with my grandparents. I went to Krasnoyarsk as a child, and we visited our native people who are living in the Siberian region. We were shown that all of their relatives were preserved and sleeping in a huge room with pod-like compartments. I was asked to find a warm place on huge stone that was in the middle of the yard and make a wish. It was warm during the cold winter, and my child's wish did come true. I wish it was a more meaningful wish. Other tribes would go into the forest and leave passed person in small constructed temples with important belongings, and it was believed that the clean half of the person would go into the underground world and the dirty part would remain above. Children were placed as high as possible towards the sky. It was believed that if a bear wrecked that temple, it was good, and if you wandered close by accident, it was bad luck because that place be surrounded by spirits, and you would have to be careful about what you said. Worst is when they can steal soul and only Shaman can retrieve it.

Your videos are always so informative and timely! Thank you Elder Brown!

My grandma would always tell me not to do things, say things etc. She never explained why and of course it’s grandma you just excepted it. I appreciate your willingness to teach. Thank you!

Спасибо вам за ваш труд! Всегда с большим интересом смотрю ваши видео,не могу объяснить,но я что то беру из них.В моём случае это тоже символика. Очень нравится смотреть и слушать вас как более старшего и мудрого человека. Народ навахо ❤👍

I just want to thank you guys for the teachings my dad was Native American but he passed before I had the chance to fix our relationship and learn about my blood line or history

I really love your channel. The enjoy hearing the stories and history passed down.

Mahalo no, Mr Brown. My husband passed away 2yrs now. He is Pueblo. They have a beautiful ceremonial way of sending off their loved ones to return to the place of their ancestors. He was recieved by them with great love and thanksgiving. I was fortunate to be with him for nearly 3decades. When we were first dating (long distance), he sent me a beautiful bogard covered in oblong shaped white sea shells that I treasure. Now I know why he sent it to me, back then. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us all. God bless.

Thank you for your teachings! When I started in Law Enforcement the nations in Arizona were BIA and South Tucson Police assisted if no BIA on duty! In South Tucson we had Two Pasqua nation reservations and worked with the Nation. My Sergeant was Pasqua and when he retired was the Chairman of the Nation. Thank you again for your teaching.

Listening to Grandfather Wally Brown is important! Stay well and Blessed be! Thank you for all you teach us. We appreciate you.

HEALINGS

🙏 Thank You, Wally!

That's very interesting! I too have come to the same conclusion when speaking on evil, you should never say the actual name... As a Christian, you call upon God by means of Jesus' name and a great many people also will say, " oh my G..;" however, they don't realize that by saying a name, you're invoking his name the same as when someone calls your name. Your attention is brought to the person who calls upon your name in the same manner as when you refer to God in any setting. The same principles also apply to evil and beyond... The Lord's name in vain is a terrible sin, but everyone assumes it's no problem because someone else says it. Vain by definition means that it produces no results, useless. There's a lot of power in words and names that we take for granted to our naive determent. Thank you for your input and universal truths... Mr. Wally, you are a very wise man.

I have watched since almost the beginning and I have learned so much. I am so grateful

*I absolutely LOVE this man!! I receive so much great wisdom from listening to him. He is truly a wise man!!! Imho*

When I did my Totuam Dance the night before I dreamed of a beautiful mother Mountain Lion who lead me through dwellings like the ones you showed in this video. During the ceremony I was lead around by a Black Mountain Lion. After that two Indians in full regalia came down out of the California mountains and awarded me a Peace Pipe. They said, Chef Joseph guided them to me. I was never so humbled and in gratitude. I really do feel a bit Navajo in my heart. Thank you for your teachings.❤

You are a wise and generous man. Thank you for teaching me about your lives and traditions.

Your grandfatherly wisdom gives us comfort and is grounding. Thank you

Thank you for your Teachings I am part comanche and so much of our native heritage has been lost. You are a breath of fresh air thanks! Henry, Midland Texas

Happy Mother's Day Mom 🌍🌎🌏

We manifest our destinies and thus we should be mindful of what we say, what we do...this is wisdom, medicine.

Thank you uncle

The mind is the battlefield between good and evil. By speaking about the evil one in detail, It's not giving him power, It's exposing him, Spoiling his plan, Putting the spotlight on the monster that he is.Then the evil one loses battle ground, Loses territory in your mind. You have less chance of beating your opponent if you don't know his moves. 🥊🙏 ✝️

You guys always give me topics to ponder on……almost like a kid getting homework. But this is much more enjoyable. Thank You!

Ometeotl, Tlazocamati Great Chief... A-Hometakyase ❤❤❤😊😊😊

GRATITUDE, LOVE & LIGHT ❤❤❤

So much to learn so little time. Alas I am too old to learn enough about your people, I wish we had met and talked as men, shared food and life. Take care.

What a great man.

Peace to the original tribes and aboriginal tribes of America

Excellent info, as usual. Thank you.

Every time I read a Joe Leaphorn book I see this man's face. Anyone else? I love these videos

I love your videos, and I look forward to every show! I was told to fear many things in my life, and I was wrong to believe anyone else... Mother Nature is the most beautiful force, and is the only fearful force, because it is driven by the opinion of the creator... We are taste buds of the creator, and we tell the creator what our part of the world tastes like...

Thank you Mr. Brown AND Shane...

I have a necklace like yours, not identical, sad that our national was torn apart by many nations and brought the diseases and false gods with them, my spirit misses the old ways we had, thank you so much for your teaching I feel like I home

It truly is of the utmost importance that we control what we and our children see hear and believe. I am of the same mind that you can give power to things as soon as you say them.

Back in 2009 I was living in mammoth Arizona we had just recently started buying a house that had a beautiful view it was on the hill a corner lot I woke one morning or so I thought anyway I walked out on the porch just as the sun was rising and standing At the edge of My yard facing away from me and looking towards the mountains in the distance was a man dressed in fringed buckskin a full Headdress and holding a staff he was saying things but I didn't understand I just stood in silence and listened when he finished he turned towards me but I couldn't see his face but somehow I never felt frightened just confused in a way but I have never forgotten and I feel as though he delivered a message or blessings even though I don't know what it was I will always remember and still see him in My mind and Yes I was always told I have a lot of indigenous blood but never really from which nation I was Born and raised in Texas but I always feel restless here I didn't feel that way in Arizona,

Now I can go to sleep peacefully tonight...I've heard Mr. Wally Brown...🦅

I thank you two for your teachings, you guys are awesome

Thank you, Elder for the wisdom that you Speak. You have so much knowledge to give. May The Great Ones Be With You and Yours

just a friendly reminder: wherever your attention goes there you flow. sending love and harmonious energy to everyone reading this message.

So very true .. Death is not to be fear .. but respected .. Its part of this world and everything that is living .. Human, animals or plants will face .. As a Christian, we celebrate ones earthly life at their funeral services .. being thankful for them being a part of our lives too .. then say our final goodbyes and release them into the spiritual realm to Jesus Christ for eternity .. ✝️🕊🛐👼🏼

The trauma and tragedy inflicted upon Native Americans by European invaders have resulted in a culture of PTSD regarding the fear of death. The same can be said of the Korean people who endured great tragedy throughout the 20th Century, beginning with brutal invasion by Japanese, Japanese defeat in the WWII which finally freed Korea and the Korean War that resulted in millions of innocent civilian death in the Korean peninsula. That was a very moving teaching from a very wise and enlightened elder. I do find it fascinating how similar the two culture is between the Native Navajo tribes and the Korean culture. My father used to say life very fleeting and once past, it’ll feel like a blink of an eye. And death is not an end but a doorway into our next world which will lead us into another adventure, if you will. And every life results in enlightenment of our minds. Therefore, death should not be feared but recognized as a part ebb and flow of cycle of life. Bless all who takes the time to try to understand this.

Thank you very much.

Thanks Wally, refreshes my mind and soul.👍✊✌️💯🙏😊

i have only listened to a few of these videos but i have to say i think what this man is doing is great and he has my respect for doing so

I'm not superstitious but I'm all for symbolism. What ever helps you mind, body and spirit

5:42 when I went out looking for arrowheads, I found a bunch of bird effigies, and learned a style of art, which made me see that the ancient people were all over this land for a very, very, very very long time because every single stone has been touched by five fingers. Local indigenous advisers are available but not equipped. East Coast indigenous groups, are not federally recognized. Their sites are being destroyed.

LOVE These 2 Handsome Men.

Your teachings touch my soul, my spirit…we thank you! Blessings❤️✌🏼

Much respect to you for sharing wisdom.

I wish we were related. I'd never leave your beautiful stories....

The teachings bring me back to another time….

Love that philosophy. Thank you.

Love your teachings ❤ 🙏

This is near and dear teaching,thank you for your wisdom and sharing.Many blessings .

Yes you have to be careful of things you may be manifesting. Be careful how you think. Thanks my brother for your wisdom.

I love how this guy tells stories. Could listen all day

Our traditional ceremonies have deeper values and teachings that go behound.

I never thought about human sacrifice as superstition but, now that I do I have to agree whole heartedly. That's all that it is!!!!!!!

I have always loved the teachings of the Navajo people. I am told that this is called the language of love as when ever someone is addressed to in person the relationship is always said as in my son or my daughter. I would love to hear more about this concept & how it came about, also how the Navajo people use this for love or anything you can tell us. Thank you for sharing you beautiful rich culture.

Thank you, Mr. Wally.

My father's apache side had a repeated pattern of not dealing well with death. It's just not supposed to be talked about or acknowledged. My dad never processed my navajo grandmother's (his mother) death as a result. He has a deep fear of death as well because of that and gets extremely triggered when talking about death. This is an example of multigenerational trauma especially among Navajo and apache natives. That hasn't really helped me in life with processing death in my family so I recently learned about and started following the way of the Mexican native view on death. I just prefer to be more death positive as a means of coping with the death of my grandfather especially. He always loved and embraced Mexican culture since he's from New Mexico and hung out with Mexicans mostly. I celebrate his life and the light he brought to mine. I want him to be well in death and to be thought of with love. I respect everyone's way of believing when it comes to death. It's hard out here.

I spent a lot of time with my Grandmother and my Great Uncle, who were full blooded Yaqui. Their father was educated in Mexico City in the late 1800s to become an architect to design, build, and repair ships. He was the father of 14 children, with the same wife. They didn't believe in viruses. They knew that malnutrition, poisoning, stress, and dehydration etc. is what kills people.

I love listening to your teachings. Is the bow guard used to protect your wrist when shooting a bow and arrow or is it symbolic? If it is used to protect your wrist can you explain and show us it's use. Thank you.

every one of these tracks i would share with those that i love.

I'm on my 46th day of fasting. Around day 24 things started to move from weightloss to spiritual. On day 30 it became clear that this was now a spiritual journey. Last night something more changed. It was like my soul was trying to leave my body. At first I thought I had went too far and that I was dying. I layed down, accepted my journey, and asked the Goddess to help my family deal with my passing. I woke up this morning feeling fine. I watched a seal rescue video and your video was the first thing that I saw. I know that I have some Native American ancestry on both sides of my family, unfortunately I don't think there is enough to ever feel like I am part of people that understood the land and the spiritual world. My fasting journey still has 26 more days. I know there is something that I am supposed to learn. I take finding your channel as a sign that my path is going to lead me toward the people and tradions that I always wished were mine. If I live through this fast, I hope to come out of this on the other side as a better and more enlightened person. I hope that I can gain some wisdom from your teachings.

Don't speak it into existence,was what I was always told 🤔

Thank you again

I am the last of my living family who has first hand knowledge of the old ways of the Yunwiya people. The young do not go to our stomp anymore and most have lost their way. None have asked to learn. I wonder what will become. Agayvli wado ale dvyvkta. "Until next time Elder and thankyou"

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Like always thankyou for telling me these things

Thanks ❤️ Miigwetch♥️

Thank you for your wise words and your teachings my dear friend. It was good to meet you and grateful you knew my father. I'm grateful for you!

I’ve picked up a dead owl on the road in Northern California. I’m Navajo tribe 😊

One of my favorites yet.

I enjoy your channel. Semper Fi.

Another great teaching Wally! Thank you!😊

Their thorn in their side is

I really enjoy your teachings, greetings from Austria.

I feel ya sir...they have always told me since i was young that who i am and what i am is bad and that i should be ashamed....this is an evil that does not stop with one people or two pey...it will take all people if not put in check. I see you.

“What we kno about death is an illusion” - Yhaki Awakened. Energy can’t be destroyed it only converts👀

Thank You Great Spirit Thank

To fight an enemy one must learn their ways but to imitate ones enemy, even in play one becomes them.

We Love & appreciate You. Mahalo for delving with reverence into theze topics of discomfort & caution.

Wise, beautiful words. Thank you

I hear the wisdom of my late Mother so strong in this teaching. I am always grateful of her wisdom, even if her people are no longer a group, it lives on...❤️🙏💞🪶

Family,grounding, balance transfer will help your feet one today if they bind

I've watched a few of your videos over the last few weeks. I wanted to say Thank You for sharing. I appreciate your honest intention to share with us your history and beliefs as clearly as possible. The good in me recognizes the good in you, and I honor you. Be healthy and safe, walk in the way of light. Peace.

This is heartbreaking I wish all of them could have lived long and strong lives Rest In Peace brothers and sisters blessings be

The was a very important message. Thank you.