"The Navajo Nation extends into the states of Utah , Arizona and New Mexico , covering over 27,000 square miles of unparalleled beauty. Diné Bikéyah, or Navajoland, is larger than 10 of the 50 states in America.
Visitors from around the world are intrigued and mystified when they hear the Navajo language – so, too, were the enemy during World War II. Unknown to many, the Navajo language was used to create a secret code to battle the Japanese. Navajo men were selected to create codes and serve on the front line to overcome and deceive those on the other side of the battlefield. Today, these men are recognized as the famous Navajo Code Talkers, who exemplify the unequaled bravery and patriotism of the Navajo people." - https://www.navajo-nsn.gov/history.htm
"As a writer and poet, language is the voice of the land that is surrounded by. the four sacred mountains of my Navajo people. The particular place of my beginning, according to Navajo mythology, is that which names, nurtures, and sustains me. It is the center of who I am: a plcae deep inside me that reflects me as a human being." - Nora Yazzie Hunter
Poem: Old Great-Grandma (page 122)