Navajo Language and Educating Ourselves with Charlotta Lacy

In this week's episode, we interviewed Charlotta Lacy, who is currently a Navajo Language Teacher and Translation Specialist, she has worked for most of her life teaching and learning the Navajo Language, she discusses why its important to learn our language to preserve it. And shares her thoughts on some important Navajo words, that help connect us with each other, creating Ke' (Kinship). Yá'át'ééh (Hello) and Ahéhee’ (Thank You). When she worked with SJSD as a Navajo Language Teacher, she and her students worked with Doulingo, a language learning app, for the Navajo Language, that is available for free. So please try it out. 
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