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| Dine' (Navajo) women, girls and babies. Photographer: Unknown - Source: Internet stock photo |
Navajo women are our strength. My people have a term for the female being as, aszdaa'.
It does not literally mean "woman." The Dine' language terminology cannot be translated to American English, our language is older that such a language as mixed English.
The language of the Dine' begins and ends with asdzaa' - her and her female relatives have a distinct set of female terms that Navajo men do not us. Our language is therefore gender-based.
I believe all women are the strength of humankind, but as an Indigenous woman - I believe that tribal women hold the people together, they are the "glue" to our communities. Therefore, I have great respect for my tribal matriarchs and hold them in the highest esteem.
Never forget that all womankind are beauty. Treat them well. They are sacred beings, life-givers, nurturers.
Bless them.
