{"id":1756,"date":"2013-03-27T12:28:58","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T17:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2017-02-17T12:02:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T17:02:37","slug":"changing-woman-protects-her-sons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/changing-woman-protects-her-sons\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Woman Protects Her Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>One day, when the monster\u00a0<b>Y\u00e9&#8217;iitsoh<\/b>\u00a0came to visit her, changing woman quickly hid the boys.<br \/>\n<b>Y\u00e9&#8217;iitsoh<\/b>\u00a0had seen little footprints around changing women&#8217;s hogan, he and he was very curious.<br \/>\nHe asked, &#8220;Where are the little children who made these tracks?&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/changing-woman-protects-her-sons\/changing-woman-protects-her-sons\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1757\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1757\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Changing-Woman-Protects-Her-Sons-720x506.jpg\" alt=\"Changing Woman Protects Her Sons\" width=\"720\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Changing-Woman-Protects-Her-Sons-720x506.jpg 720w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Changing-Woman-Protects-Her-Sons-300x210.jpg 300w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Changing-Woman-Protects-Her-Sons.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>Oh it was I who made these little footprints, &#8220;lied\u00a0changing woman.&#8221; \u00a0&#8220;I was lonely and long for some children, so I made footprints with my fists like this.&#8221;\u00a0She pressed her fist into the sand to demonstrate. &#8220;Then I added the total imprints with my fingers like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/the-legend-of-the-navajo-hero-twins\/charles-yanito-artist-and-illustrator\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1650\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Charles-Yanito-artist-and-illustrator.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Yanito artist and illustrator\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Illustrated \u00a0artwork by Charles Yanito.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">From the book:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/the-legend-of-the-navajo-hero-twins\/\">\u00a0The Legend of the Navajo Hero Twins<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ordering Information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>San Juan School District<\/strong><br \/>\nHeritage Language Resource Center<br \/>\n28 West 200 North<br \/>\nPhone: 435-678-1230<br \/>\nFAX: 435-678-1283<br \/>\nStore Hours: 9:00 \u2013 4:30<br \/>\nMonday through Thursday<br \/>\nEmail: rstoneman@sjsd.org<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Online order at this Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.sjsd.org\/\">media.sjsd.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">We accept purchase orders, credit cards, and checks.<br \/>\nWe bill only for items shipped and actual cost of shipping.<br \/>\nPersonal orders ship after payment is received.<br \/>\nPlease estimate 10% of purchase total for shipping cost.<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Other Books and Posters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/the-legend-of-the-navajo-hero-twins\/\">The Legend of the Navajo Hero Twins Book Review<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/changing-woman-protects-her-sons\/\">Changing Woman Protects Her Sons<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/the-holy-beings-teach-the-navajo-twins-poster\/\">The Holy Beings Teach the Navajo Twins Poster<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/navajo-winter-storytelling-poster\/\">Navajo Winter Storytelling Poster<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/the-navajo-hero-twins-receive-their-weapons\/\">The Navajo Hero Twins Receive Their Weapons \u2013 Poster<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/tsidil-navajo-stick-game\/\">Tsidil \u2013 Navajo Stick Game<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/the-legend-of-the-horse-book\/\">Book Review of \u00a0\u201dThe Legend of the Horse\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/legend-of-the-horse-poster\/\">Legend of the Horse Poster<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/ke-dine-navajo-kinship-system\/\">K\u2019\u00e9 \u2013 Din\u00e9 (Navajo) Kinship System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One day, when the monster\u00a0Y\u00e9&#8217;iitsoh\u00a0came to visit her, changing woman quickly hid the boys. Y\u00e9&#8217;iitsoh\u00a0had seen little footprints around changing women&#8217;s hogan, he and he was very curious. 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