I wish our anthem could be in 2 languages like the New Zealand anthem which is in Native Maori and English, but there are just way to many tribal languages here in the US. But God Bless the Navajo for how many your language helped save in WWII.
Cool idea but this would be favoritism The US has thousands of indigenous languages while NZ only has one What would make sense is to translate is to Spanish tho since its spoken by a large minority in the US and they're not even all immigrants, "New Mexico" isn't isn't à British name
Thanks for the compliment! (I live in NZ) In my opinion, we need to take native American languages like Cherokee and Navajo more seriously, instead of giving so much attention to modern constructed ones like Klingon.
I first heard this a few weeks ago on pbs on a show called "true whispers" It was about the Windtalkers in the war....And i stopped dead in my tracks...this was beautful...i love how you have the lyrics...navajo is really hard to speak...im half blood my father was pure...So this means the world to me...Thank YOU!
Back home before our football games they play this song and I swear I love hearing this before the game starts. Reason why is because it gives me strength and the focus that I need for the game and it's just a good motivation for me and keeps my head in the game. Anyways beautiful voice I'll say.
@slowpowkes A changing culture isn't a dying culture. No one says Western cultures are dying just because most of the farmers' children got college degrees and office jobs. People say that Native American cultures are "dying" if Native Americans aren't living like their ancestors in photographs from over a century ago - Yes, Western influences have drastically changed their ways of life, but many groups are flourishing through adaptation, just as humans have always adapted to new conditions.
Both beautiful and incredibly tragic when you think about how it's their land too but from a different perspective and what happened to all the native people's in the Americas but especially North America.
radmilla is my aunt....she owns a store in flagstaff arizona i love her i am also native american i am full navajo and im pround she is a wonderfull aunt
i learning this for a uvu game and i have 3 days to learn it and im good half way through than i get wobbly the words are really helping me thanks for making this
I'm a city Navajo.. I wanna learn my language sooo bad.. but I moved so far away from home.. I almost have all of this song down :) ..my mom says I have it almost all correct.. :D
I'm trying to learn this song for a ceremonial rodeo. Even though I'm Navajo this is still a hard song for me just because I live in the city. Wish me luck on my singing
Now THAT's how you do an anthem right there. Make lyrics based on the First People who came before any of us and you have a true and more patriotic version of the national Anthem everyone will agree upon.
@slowpowkes The Navajo language is NOT dying...People that can't appreciate youth that carry our language into the future generations don't realize how much of a difference that makes and have no power or will to change that 'statistic'...
I haven't heard any Navajo songs since i was 9 and hearing this completely broke me. Edit: Much love to everyone who's a Navajo here from the Eastern Navajo Agency ❤️❤️
AAwesome I salute my. Father who was in the Korean was active. My uncle who e in the Pearl Harbor war. Active. And my. Grandson who has served5 years in the National. GUARD and has. Reinlisted to go back into the military for 5 more years. Active
they were code talkers but out in the field they were supposed to say wind talkers because then the japanese would go after them like crazy..ti was for their own protection to say wind talkers
@slowpowkes @slowpowkes The Navajo language is NOT dying...People that can't appreciate youth that carry our language into the future generations don't realize how much of a difference that makes and have no power or will to change that 'statistic'...
only 10 years year old and shiprock had showcase and my bilingual teacher loves your songs and I want you to come down in kirtland elementary school and if you are okay go on Google maps and look for kirtland elementary school and you should species her and tell her she is a really good teacher and the why she looks is so pretty and my name is chantae begay and tell her I said this for her ahe'hee and tell her we love you so much and pretty please will you come i appreciate it if you come and species her thank you We Love You So Much.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉......
There is no written Navajo language. Thats why they enlisted them as code talkers in ww2, It was impossible for the Japanese to decipher the messages because of that fact.
this song is a disgrace! Cannot believe it is still being sung in my language. After all it was the red, white & blue that tried to kill off my people. It's sad that my sacred language is being used to sing this ridiculous song.
That's because you dnt understand our language. This is the best English translation. There is no accuracy in translation. Some of our words hav no English words. We take our best words for Stupid English and not near complete.
You don't have ears you idiot. This was beautifully sung by a true Navajo that's works to be better every day. And just because something is in a language you don't understand doesn't mean that it sounds terrible
only 10 years year old and shiprock had showcase and my bilingual teacher loves your songs and I want you to come down in kirtland elementary school and if you are okay go on Google maps and look for kirtland elementary school and you should species her and tell her she is a really good teacher and the why she looks is so pretty and my name is chantae begay and tell her I said this for her ahe'hee and tell her we love you so much and pretty please will you come i appreciate it if you come and species her thank you We Love You So Much.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉......
