March 15, 2003
Doðan:
I have had
a chance to look at your website and to discuss some of its contents with a good
friend, who is a Navajo (American Indian)*. He immediately responded with
interest to some of your observations.
You may like to know that according to the Navajo view of mankind's origins, the
first man was made of Turquoise. The first woman was made of Silver. This is a
part of the significance of these two materials in traditional Navajo jewelry.
Turquoise is a sacred stone and a sacred color.
After reading some of your material I couldn't help but be impressed with the
parallels with the Navajo creation story.
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* The Navajo Turkey clan is ‘Tashíí Diné é’ . When I was a high school principal, the Navajo kids called me Dr. Tashíí. This wasn’t disrespectful, but rather was simply a play on my name. Given the fact that ‘Tashíí’ is a Navajo clan name, it actually occurs within their culture as a name. The Turkey was the last animal to escape from the flood. That is why the tip of its tail feathers are white. They were dipped in the flood. It was a Navajo, who when hearing of the Taj Mahal, made the observation that it was where the Tashíí lived. ‘Diné é’ means ‘clan’.
Dr. Toni Richard Turk
www.turkgenealogy.com
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