1. B1’0lta’7: Mr. Victor Denny
Din4j7 !d0one’4 H11t’i’d66’
Origin of the Din4 Clans
B1’0lta’7: Mr. Victor Denny
September 2017
Chinle High School

2. Series of Poster on Origin of Clans
Poster 1: The Birth of White Shell Woman Poster 2: Changing Woman Creates the Clans Poster 3: Journey to the Sacred Mountains Poster 4: Din4tah, Place of the People

3. Poster 1: The Birth of White Shell Woman
According to the Din4 belief, there are five worlds that people have evolved through to become who we are today.
4th World-no harmony due to turmoil and conflict
-a special baby girl was born, born of Hayoo[k11[ and Chaha[hee[ on Ch’0ol’8’7
-First Man and First Woman lived at Dzi[ N1’oodi[ii where they became the foster parents of the baby, the baby who was later known as Yoo[gai Asdz11n and Asdz11n N1dleeh7

4. Cont. Poster 1
-baby was discovered by Haashch’44[ti’7 -Haashch’44[ti’7 showed the people how to build the first female hogan and to serve as a living space -male hogan was made strictly for sweat bathing and purifications -Ashiik4 Naaki7, Hero Twins were the sons of Asdz11n N1dleeh7 and J0honaa’47, the Sun. Their names were Naay44’ Ne7zgh1n7 and T0 Baj7shch7n7. -the twins prepared themselves with the Haashch’44[ti’7’ bina’nitin. These are teachings and various trainings. They later went to visit their father to get powerful weapons. -this was to slay the monsters that were making the world unsuitable for people to live -after they destroyed the monsters, the world was made fitting for the people (clans and system of k’4) that Asdz33 N1dleeh7 would later create

5. Poster 2: Changing Woman Creates the Clans
-after the Hero Twins had rid the world of the most dangerous of the monsters, the Sun asked Changing Woman to live in the west. She agreed to live there and the sun promised a beautiful home made of white shell floating on a body of water. She took some people and animals with her.
-at this time only a few humans lived within the four sacred mountains along with insects, birds and other animals.
-her sons wanted to see their mother, so they followed her
-this was when, Changing Woman decided to re-create the four separate clans each with their own distinguishing characteristics and an animal protector

6. Cont. Poster 2
-she did this by rubbing her skin from various parts of her body and using it to create first people they are: Kiyaa’1anii shash T0’1han7 n1shd07tsoh T0 d7ch’7i’nii t[’iishtsoh Hasht[’ishnii dahs1n7 -the four clans each were given character traits and unique strengths meant to compliment each other, so that the whole group could grow and prosper

7. Poster 3: Journey to the Sacred Mountains
-with their animals, the four groups of people representing the re-created clans left on the journey to their land in the east -they traveled on n11ts’7ilid and sh1 bit[’00l -Haashch’44[ti’7 met them at Tsin B7il’1h7. There, they held the first wedding with the re-created clans. -The H0zh==j7 k’ehgo and !ch’22h Sihodizin were the two other important ceremonies that happened during this trip. -the people acquired guidance from the animals that were protecting them, even in different areas where they met with assorted forms of danger. They found ways of communication to learn from each other and survived.

8. Poster 4: Din4tah, Place of the People
-The people traveled to the place located between Ch’0ol’8’7 and Dzi[ N1’oodi[ii. This place was named Diyin Din4tah (home of the Holy People). It received its name because the First Man and First Woman lived there and Changing Woman lived and raised her children there. -The Holy People remained very close to the re-created clans visiting them and teaching them things they need to live. -they developed the skills they had inherited from their clan

9. Cont. Poster 4
-they learned a way of life including the Clan System. K’4, clanship is how the people live in h0zh=. Living in h0zh= is to live in beauty, harmony, happiness, and goodness. After the teachings were completed the Holy People retreated to be seen as they are now only through songs, prayers, and ceremonies. -as time passed the population continued to grow and the people flourished within the boundaries of the sacred mountains

10. Activity #1 Hand Activity: Thumb – Sh7 Mother’s Clan Father’s Clan
Maternal Grandfather’s Clan
Paternal Grandfather’s Clan

11. Activity #2 Back side of Hand Activity #1
Find & write the name of the person who is:
Your mother’s Clan
Your Father’s Clan
Maternal Grandfather’s Clan
Paternal Grandfather’s Clan
How would you address them?

12. Activity #3
Pyramided Game:
Todichiini
(Bitter Water Clan)

13. Hashtl’ishnii
(Mud Clan)

14. T’11 1k0d7 d00 ax4hee’.