{"id":1354,"date":"2013-01-07T14:07:07","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T19:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2013-11-15T15:51:07","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T20:51:07","slug":"mount-blanca-sisnaajini-navajo-sacred-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/mount-blanca-sisnaajini-navajo-sacred-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Blanca (Sisnaajini) Navajo Sacred Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mount Blanca (Sisnaajini) – Dawn or White Shell Mountain<\/span><\/h3>\n

Direction: East ( Ha’a’aah)
\nColor: White (Ligia)
\nProtector: Bear (Shash)<\/h3>\n

\"Mount<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mount Blanca (Sisnaajini) Navajo Sacred Mountain<\/em><\/p>\n

The mountain is considered to be the eastern boundary of the Dinetah, the traditional Navajo homeland.<\/p>\n

When the Holy People had assembled the things with which to dress the East mountain, they traveled by way of a sunbeam and rainbow beam to decorate Sisnaajin\u00ed.<\/p>\n

The Holy People dressed Sisnaajin\u00ed with a perfect white shell for positive thoughts and thinking.<\/p>\n

Then the Holy People ran a bolt of lighting through a sacred mountain to fasten the East mountain to our Mother Earth.<\/p>\n

These are the Holy People that were told to live in this sacred mountain:
\n1. Dawn Boy and Girl
\n2. White Bead Boy and Girl
\n3. White Corn and Male Rain
\n4. Rock Crystal Boy and Girl and Birds
\n5. Spotted White Corn for vegetation symbols
\n6. White Wind, Spotted Wind gave life to this mountain<\/p>\n

As Navajo people, we were given Blanca Peak as a starting point. Blanca Peak was put in the eastern direction because the sun rises from there at the start of each day.<\/p>\n

Blanca Peak should be thought of as the ‘north arrow’ on a map, which determines the orientation of a person’s mind and physical presence on earth. The eastern direction is easily determined each morning as it is dawning. The sun then rises.<\/p>\n

During this process, you are waking up and thinking what it is that you will be doing for the day.<\/p>\n

As you go outside of your Hogan, you’re already facing east toward the Holy People. So, being that Blanca Peak is in the eastern direction, Blanca Peak represents ‘thought’.<\/p>\n

Thought comes first in everything that you do. Blanca Peak was carefully formed.<\/p>\n

Its spirit is that of the Holy People and its appearance is that of varying plants such as trees and flowers.<\/p>\n

In that respect, your first thoughts have those same characters.<\/p>\n

The literal translation of Blanca Peak (from Navajo) is Black Belted Mountain. There are many stories in why it is called that.<\/p>\n

Each of the sacred mountains is a holy person dressed in various outfits. Blanca Peak has a belt. A layer of trees around it that is caused by the ‘tree line’ forms the belt. Just like any of the sacred mountains, Blanca Peak stands on its feet and extends out its arms.
\nSources:<\/em>
\nNavaho Legends -Matthews, Washington,-.<\/em>
\nThe D\u00een\u00e9: origin myths of the Navaho Indians – O’Bryan, Aileen. <\/em>
\nAn ethnologic dictionary of the Navaho language – Franciscans, Saint Michaels, Ariz. <\/em>
\nFoundation of Navajo Culture, by Wilson Aronilth, Jr.,<\/em><\/p>\n

The Four Navajo Sacred Mountains<\/h3>\n

Mount Blanca (Tsisnaasjini\u2019 \u2013 Dawn or White Shell Mountain \u2013 East<\/a>
\nMount Taylor (Tsoodzil \u2013 Blue Bead or Turquoise Mountain) \u2013 South<\/a>
\nMount Humphrey\u00a0(Doko\u2019oosliid \u2013 Abalone Shell Mountain) \u2013 West<\/a>
\nMount Hesperus Dib\u00e9 Nitsaa (Big Mountain Sheep) \u2013 Obsidian Mountain \u2013 North<\/a><\/p>\n

Other Sacred M<\/strong>ountains<\/b><\/p>\n

Huerfano Mesa \u2013 Navajo Sacred Mountain
\n<\/a>Gobernador Knob \u2013 Navajo Sacred Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n

The Navajo Sacred Mountains Poster<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

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Navajo People Website Links:<\/strong>
\nNavajo Culture<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo History<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Art<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Clothing\u00a0<\/a>Navajo Pictures<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Rugs<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Language<\/a>\u2013\u00a0Navajo Jewelry<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Code Talker<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Pottery<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Legends<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hogan\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sand Painting<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Food\u00a0<\/a>\u2013\u00a0Navajo News<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navajo Nation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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