May 11, 2020

Actor Mark Ruffalo advocates for Protect the Sacred


Mark Ruffalo explains the Protect the Sacred effort.  It is an effort started by a young Dine from Farmington to help protect our Navajo elders during this virus crisis because they are the ones who carry the sacred traditional knowledge of our ancestors, and they are the ones most at risk during this pandemic.  Once these people pass away, their knowledge is gone.  Most of our young folks are not relearning  the traditional ceremonies because they are preoccupied with school and work.  This is a real good cause.  But even with this effort, the elders only have a few more years before they reach old age.  So either way, our young people need to start relearning for the Dine to keep its tribal identity.