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NDN RELATIVES, STAY HOME + SAVE LIVES! We love you. We need you. Please, protect yourselves and support one another from a safe distance. XO!

The image above is a map from 1933 that shows the Navajo and Hopi tribals lands.

Art by RISE: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment. The following text is taken from a post by Klee Benally and Indigenous Action and features Diné and English translations (by Alfredo Yazzie) on how to protect yourselves throughout and beyond this pandemic:

Níla’ txáánígis!
T’áadoo nízaa ni’hoolzhíshi txáliwosh bił níla’ txánínánígis díí tsį́įłgo yikęsígíí naadiin dahalzhin bíighahgo.
Txálíwosh ádingo éí ála’ bik’édzidí łibéi bił ałtxahígíí choidííł’įįł.

Wash your hands!
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20
seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-
based hand sanitizer.

Niniijį’ bik’í’síníłtxi’!
Haniijį’ bik’é’éstxigo éí díí ch’osh dooyit’íinii ni’kwíyósin.

Keep your face covered!
When you cover your face it will keep the germs at bay.

T’áánahdi na’ázhdiilt’ego bee asdáhóót’i’!
T’áá lą’í áłah nída’adleehgóó t’áadoo nanináhí dóó hastxą́ą́ ké silá bíighahgo nahdi nahiná díí naałniih bits’ąą.

If people keep their distance from others they will survive!
Avoid large gatherings and stay 6 ft away to avoid the virus www.navajohopisolidarity.org

Translations: Alfredo Yazzie

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