Diné Perspectives: Revitalizing and Reclaiming Navajo Thought New Arrival of the Carnegie Institution

of the Carnegie Institution

and from traditional handmade textiles to mass-produced products found in homes across the globe

Hawaiian appliqued quilts

from traditional storytellers and nativity scenes to playful characters and comic book heroes

and their 2015 debut photobook

Diné Perspectives: Revitalizing and Reclaiming Navajo Thought New Arrival of the Carnegie InstitutionWhat does it mean to be a Navajo (Din) person today? What does it mean to respect tradition? How can a contemporary life be informed by the traditions of the past? These are the kinds of questions addressed by contributors to this unusual and pathbreaking book. All of the contributors are coming to personal terms with a phrase that underpins the matrix of Din culture: Saah Naagh Bikeh Hzhn. Often referred to simply as SNBH, the phrase can be