{"id":1520,"date":"2013-01-31T16:26:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T21:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2013-01-31T16:50:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T21:50:16","slug":"ruth-roessel-navajo-educator-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/ruth-roessel-navajo-educator-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Roessel, Navajo Educator (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ruth Roessel,<\/strong> an educator and founder of the Rough Rock Community School in Rough Rock, Arizona on the Navajo Nation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Ruth and her husband, Bob Roessel, are credited with helping to found Navajo Community College in the 1960s&#8211; Now Din\u00e9 College.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/ruth-roessel-navajo-educator-video\/ruth-roessel-with-navajo-rug\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1522\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Ruth Roessel with Navajo Rug\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-with-Navajo-Rug-720x720.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She was director of Native American Studies at Rough Rock Community School and a principal at Round Rock Elementary School. She was active in the American Federation of Teachers, Navajo Women&#8217;s Association, North American Indian Women&#8217;s Association, and the Arizona Women in Higher Education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/ruth-roessel-navajo-educator-video\/ruth-roessel-interview-navajo-oral-history-project\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1521\" alt=\"Ruth Roessel Interview Navajo Oral History Project\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Interview-Navajo-Oral-History-Project-720x480.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Interview-Navajo-Oral-History-Project-720x480.jpg 720w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Interview-Navajo-Oral-History-Project-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Interview-Navajo-Oral-History-Project.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em>Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ruth Roessel with her husband Bob Roessel are remembered for their work and dedication that led to the founding of both the Rough Rock Demonstration School in 1966 and Navajo Community College, now Din\u00e9 College, in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/ruth-roessel-navajo-educator-video\/ruth-roessel-navajo-educator-in-office\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1523\" alt=\"Ruth Roessel, Navajo Educator in Office\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Navajo-Educator-in-Office-720x481.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Navajo-Educator-in-Office-720x481.jpg 720w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Navajo-Educator-in-Office-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ruth-Roessel-Navajo-Educator-in-Office.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3DrJRrO1hSk\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She and her husband were devoted to helping the Navajo people maintain their cultural identity, know their history, embrace the Navajo language, and treat others with respect and k&#8217;e.<\/p>\n<p>Books by Ruth W. Roessel:<\/p>\n<p>Navajo livestock reduction : a national disgrace<br \/>\nNavajo stories of the long walk period<br \/>\nNavajo studies at Navajo Community College<br \/>\nPapers on Navajo culture and life<br \/>\nWomen in Navajo society<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Roessel died in april of 2012 in Cortez, Colorado, after a brief illness. She was 77.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This documentary film was researched, photographed, edited and produced by students of Winona State University (Winona, Minnesota) and Din\u00e9 College (Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation) during summer 2009.<\/p>\n<p>It contains stories Harry Walters of Cove, Arizona, told the students during several hours of interviews about his life.<\/p>\n<p>This documentary film is archived at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.navajonationmuseum.org\/\">Navajo Nation Museum<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnlib.org\/\">Navajo Nation Library<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winona.edu\/library\/\">Winona State University Library<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/library.dinecollege.edu\/\">Din\u00e9 College Library<\/a>, and will be archived at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nmai.si.edu\/home\/\">Smithsonian Institution\u2019s National Museum of the American Indian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The film is part of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/masscommunimania.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Navajo%20Oral%20History\">Navajo Oral History project<\/a>, a multi-year collaboration between the Winona State University<a href=\"http:\/\/masscommunimania.blogspot.com\/\">Mass Communication Department<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dinecollege.edu\/\">Din\u00e9 College<\/a>\u2013 The official Tribal College of the Navajo Nation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Navajo People Website Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-culture.htm\">Navajo Culture<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-history.htm\">Navajo History<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-art.htm\">Navajo Art<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-clothing.htm\">Navajo Clothing\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-pictures.htm\">Navajo Pictures<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-rugs.htm\">Navajo Rugs<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-language.htm\">Navajo Language<\/a>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-jewelry.htm\">Navajo Jewelry<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-code-talker.htm\">Navajo Code Talker<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-pottery.htm\">Navajo Pottery<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-legends.htm\">Navajo Legends<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-hogans.htm\">Hogan\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-sand-painting.htm\">Sand Painting<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-food.htm\">Navajo Food\u00a0<\/a>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-news.htm\">Navajo News<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/navajo-nation.htm\">Navajo Nation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b id=\"internal-source-marker_0.929270658409223\">\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruth Roessel, an educator and founder of the Rough Rock Community School in Rough Rock, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. In addition, Ruth and her husband, Bob Roessel, are credited with helping to found Navajo Community College in the 1960s&#8211; Now Din\u00e9 College. Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project. 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