ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Navajo, only the Creator knows where the beginning is. The Creator had a thought that created Light in the East. Then the thought went South to create Water, West to create Air, and North to create Pollen from emptiness. This Pollen became Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many Navajo soldiers are recognized in the annals of history for their role as Code Talkers, whereby they used the native language to create a code that was never broken by the enemy. Historians credit the Navajo Code Talkers for helping to win World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spiritual and religious beliefs The Diné believed in two classes of people: Earth People and Holy People. The Navajo people believe they passed through three worlds before arriving in this world, the Fourth World or the Glittering World.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pronounced “di-nay, ” the term derives from the group’s traditional Athabaskan language and can mean both “people of the Earth” and “man.” The term Navajo has no clear meaning and was bestowed by the Spanish when they claimed control over the 17 million acres that is now Navajo land.