The Vocal Fries Podcast
Date: March 11, 2019
Episode: 41
Title: Water is Life
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In this episode of Water is Life, we talk with Nicole Horseherder about Diné Bizaad (aka Navajo), water and bilingual education.
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In this episode, we discuss:
- Diné Bizaad (Navajo)
- Water
- Bilingual education
- The Diné verb
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In this episode, we discussed the complexity of the Diné verb. Carrie wrote an addendum about it, but if you’re really interested in it, here are some books on the topic (which you might be able to find in bookstores other than Amazon or in university libraries; hit us up if you need help locating them)
Nicole Horseherder talks more about the importance of water in this short documentary:
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