<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMitzie Begay – Navajo-Cultural Liaison Ft. Defiance Hospital – Living History Video<\/h3>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mitzie Begay lives in Fort Defiance, Arizona.<br \/>\nHer title is cross-cultural coordinator for the home-based care program at Ts\u00e9hootsoo\u00ed Medical Center, formerly known as Ft. Defiance Indian Hospital, for over 30 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project completed by:<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Dvorak – WSU<br \/>\nMolly Golden – WSU<br \/>\nTashina Johnson – DC<\/p>\n<p>Michael Ruka \u2013 WSU<\/p>\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>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> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/mitzie-begay-navajo-oral-history\/mitzie-begay-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1765\" alt=\"Mitzie Begay - Navajo-Cultural Liaison\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02-720x481.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02-720x481.jpg 720w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>In her work, Mitzie helps bridge gaps between traditional ways of healing with modern medicine.<\/p>\n<p>She meets with Navajo patients and caregivers and helps build understanding and comfort with difficult medical decisions while ultimately respecting each patient\u2019s cultural values.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/mitzie-begay-navajo-oral-history\/mitzie-begay-nyt-articlelarge\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1766\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1766\" alt=\"Mitzie Begay-NYT-article\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-NYT-articleLarge.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-NYT-articleLarge.jpg 600w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-NYT-articleLarge-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>OUTREACH Gina Nez, right, and Mitzie Begay visited Jimmy Begay (no relation), 87, a \u201ccode talker\u201d in World War II, who signed an advance directive on end-of-life care.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photo courtesy of The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Begay has signed the poem and the advance directives, and so has Mitzie Begay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraditionally, it\u2019s our belief to always have a positive attitude,\u201d even when someone is dying, she said. \u201cThe family has a five-day sing\u201d \u2014 a Navajo ceremony \u2014 \u201cdrink herbs and paint their bodies. All these things are done for the patient, and then we know we did all we could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a patient dies, you don\u2019t hang on, because the deceased is no longer on Mother Earth. You wash up, take your corn pollen and go on with life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of The New York Times<br \/>\nBy BEN DAITZ, M.D.<br \/>\nPublished: January 24, 2011<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitzie Begay, was Navajo-Cultural Liaison Ft. Defiance Hospital \u00a0Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project. Mitzie Begay – Navajo-Cultural Liaison Ft. Defiance Hospital – Living History Video Mitzie Begay lives in Fort Defiance, Arizona. Her title is cross-cultural coordinator for the home-based care program at Ts\u00e9hootsoo\u00ed Medical Center, formerly known as Ft. 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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mitzie Begay lives in Fort Defiance, Arizona.<br \/>\nHer title is cross-cultural coordinator for the home-based care program at Ts\u00e9hootsoo\u00ed Medical Center, formerly known as Ft. Defiance Indian Hospital, for over 30 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project completed by:<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Dvorak – WSU<br \/>\nMolly Golden – WSU<br \/>\nTashina Johnson – DC<\/p>\n<p>Michael Ruka \u2013 WSU<\/p>\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>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> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/mitzie-begay-navajo-oral-history\/mitzie-begay-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1765\" alt=\"Mitzie Begay - Navajo-Cultural Liaison\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02-720x481.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02-720x481.jpg 720w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>In her work, Mitzie helps bridge gaps between traditional ways of healing with modern medicine.<\/p>\n<p>She meets with Navajo patients and caregivers and helps build understanding and comfort with difficult medical decisions while ultimately respecting each patient\u2019s cultural values.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/mitzie-begay-navajo-oral-history\/mitzie-begay-nyt-articlelarge\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1766\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1766\" alt=\"Mitzie Begay-NYT-article\" src=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-NYT-articleLarge.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-NYT-articleLarge.jpg 600w, http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mitzie-Begay-NYT-articleLarge-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>OUTREACH Gina Nez, right, and Mitzie Begay visited Jimmy Begay (no relation), 87, a \u201ccode talker\u201d in World War II, who signed an advance directive on end-of-life care.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photo courtesy of The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Begay has signed the poem and the advance directives, and so has Mitzie Begay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraditionally, it\u2019s our belief to always have a positive attitude,\u201d even when someone is dying, she said. \u201cThe family has a five-day sing\u201d \u2014 a Navajo ceremony \u2014 \u201cdrink herbs and paint their bodies. All these things are done for the patient, and then we know we did all we could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a patient dies, you don\u2019t hang on, because the deceased is no longer on Mother Earth. You wash up, take your corn pollen and go on with life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of The New York Times<br \/>\nBy BEN DAITZ, M.D.<br \/>\nPublished: January 24, 2011<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitzie Begay, was Navajo-Cultural Liaison Ft. Defiance Hospital \u00a0Photo by Tom Grier\/Navajo Oral History Project. Mitzie Begay – Navajo-Cultural Liaison Ft. Defiance Hospital – Living History Video Mitzie Begay lives in Fort Defiance, Arizona. Her title is cross-cultural coordinator for the home-based care program at Ts\u00e9hootsoo\u00ed Medical Center, formerly known as Ft. 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