![]() ![]() Nanabah is fluent in Navajo and likes to teach children about life on the reservation with her animal friends and special guests. The pilot features Nanabah-a young Navajo girl, Gáh (Rabbit) and Dlǫ̀ǫ̀ (Prairie Dog) who will go on endless adventures learning about language, gardening, the environment and the importance of family values. Begay and Jackson, co-writers of the show, developed the first 3-puppet characters and plan for many more. I decided that I had to research and develop our own curriculum guide that is meant to teach Navajo through media.”ĭr. “As Navajo people, we have our own learning objectives and Navajo way of knowing is completely different for Euro-Western schooling. ![]() “When I decided what topic to study I realized there existed very little research in Indigenous educational media, especially with our Navajo people,” stated Dr. Begay recently completed her PhD from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with her doctorate thesis, ‘Developing A Navajo Media Guide: A Community Perspective.’ As project director, she quickly realized she was a pioneer on the topic. After several years of extensive research on the Navajo Nation, Dr. With your support, it’ll be the first educational Navajo and English puppet show that will teach and preserve the Navajo language and culture through digital media. Begay and Charmaine Jackson have teamed up to create this new TV pilot for an all-ages audience or for anyone who wants to learn the Navajo language. ![]() Parents, grandparents, children and grandkids can learn to speak Navajo fluently together within their own homes. Help us create and develop the first Navajo-English educational media TV puppet show, “Diné Bí Ná’álkid Time” which means ‘The Navajo Movie Time.’ It will inspire and teach our youth basic language skills using media as a technology tool. Begay Our Navajo or Diné language is in danger of becoming extinct. As I got older, I realized how valuable our language is to the livelihood of our Navajo Nation. GOFUNDME: SAVE OUR NAVAJO LANGUAGE “I never learned my Navajo language and I was never inspired to learn it. ![]()
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