Featured Bee ádeil'íní Lesson: Pottery Cultural Teachings

About the Series

Diné College’s Navajo Cultural Arts Program (NCAP) is dedicated to the intergenerational transfer of cultural arts knowledge and skills. As part of that initiative, the Navajo language becomes an axis point of who we are as Navajo artists and Navajo people. Through Bee ádeil’íní: the Navajo Cultural Arts Language Series, the NCAP utilizes real life cultural arts scenarios, immersion language learning techniques, and scaffolding second language learning methods to teach both the Navajo language and Navajo cultural arts practices.
 
Bee ádeil’íní means to put together. In this manner, through these weekly 6-10 minutes segments, the Navajo language becomes the solder between cultural arts knowledge and cultural arts practices. They are putting together more than just cultural arts ways of life; these segments are a step toward reintegrating and strengthening our Navajo thoughts, Navajo prayers, and Navajo songs as they are associated with our cultural arts.

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Series Layout

Over the course of 5 months, the NCAP worked with Miss Navajo, Shaandiin Parrish, and master Navajo cultural artists to create  the following programs. The segments are intended for a variety of language speakers and include comprehensive themes of basic vocabulary, materials and process, and cultural teachings using our cultural arts as a focal point. There are 4 segments associated with each cultural art in the following manner.

• Segment 1 : Basic Vocabulary (Dialogue)
  • Intended Audience: Novice
• Segment 2 : Materials and Process (Dialogue)
  • Intended Audience: Novice-Intermediate
• Segment 3 : Cultural Teachings (Narration)
  • Intended Audience: Intermediate-Advance
• Segment 4 : Cultural Teachings (Song)
  • Intended Audience: Novice - Advance

Every segment includes 3 scenes( 6-10 minutes per segment):

• Scene 1: Vocabulary and Pronunciation Exercises
  • ​3-5 minutes
• Scene 2: Dialogue, Narration and/or Song
  • ​2-3 minutes
• Scene 3: Comprehension Exercises
  • 1-2 minutes

Bee ádeil'íní Schedule.pdf
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Archived Segments

The segments are organized according to the Navajo cultural arts themes.

Moccasin Making

Segment 1:
​Basic Moccasin Vocabulary

Segment 2:
​Moccasin Making Materials

Segment 3:
​Moccasin Cultural Teachings

Segment 4:
​Moccasin Song

Basket Making

Segment 1:
​Basic Basket Vocabulary

Segment 2:
​Basket Making Materials

Segment 3:
​Basket Cultural Teachings

Segment 4:
​Basket Song

Silversmithing

Segment 1:
​Basic Silversmithing Vocabulary

Segment 2:
​Silversmithing Materials

Segment 3:
​Silversmithing  Cultural Teachings

Segment 4:
​Silversmithing Song

Weaving

Segment 1:
​Basic Weaving Vocabulary

Segment 2:
​Weaving Materials

Segment 3:
​Weaving  Cultural Teachings

Segment 4:
​Weaving Song

Pottery

Segment 1:
​Basic Pottery Vocabulary

Segment 2:
​Pottery Materials

Segment 3:
​Pottery Cultural Teachings

Segment 4:
​Pottery Song

Calling Navajo language and culture teachers -
​NCAP WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK!!!

Are you interested in testing these videos in your class and providing feedback via surveys? If so, contact Crystal at ncap@dinecollege.edu so that we may provide you with accompanying resources for the YouTube videos.

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