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‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant
Melina Walling and John Locher Associated Press//November 1, 2023//[read_meter]
Nikyle Begay moves a sheep in preparation for sheering on Sept. 7, 2023, on the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Ariz. When it's time for shearing, Begay ties the hooves of the sheep into place and cuts the wool by hand with a special pair of scissors. Begay feels the satisfaction of fulfilling their ancestors' prayers.(AP Photo/John Locher)
‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant
Melina Walling and John Locher Associated Press//November 1, 2023//[read_meter]
GANADO, Ariz. (AP) — Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother’s sheep. Begay’s parents had grown...
