Hozho Naasha Ambassadors

Meet our Hózhó Naashá Ambsassadors

 

Hailey Thomas is Navajo Preparatory School’s Miss Hózhó Naashá. She serves as one of two cultural ambassadors for the school. She is from Lukachukai, AZ, and represents the Lukachukai Chapter. She is a junior at Navajo Prep and is pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to her Navajo Prep diploma. She proudly participates in Speech and Debate, Natural Helpers, Cross Country, Basketball, and Science Gifted and Talented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Cruz is Navajo Preparatory School’s Mr. Atsá Hastiin. He serves as one of two cultural ambassadors for the school. He represents the Manuelito Chapter and attends Navajo Prep from Heyburn, Idaho. He is a junior at Navajo Prep and is pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to his Navajo Prep diploma. Anthony is a student leader in Natural Helpers, Science Gifted and Talented, the Warrior Club, and the Evolvement Club.

 

 

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Hózho Naashá - Walking in Beauty Walking in Beauty: “hózho naashá”

The four cardinal directions principles defined below are the “beauty way path” in the sense that beauty exists within us and around us as the light reflects through a rainbow. The symbol of the rainbow is our sovereign communication with creator.

“Hózho means “natural order.” The term natural order is temporal time, cardinal directions, cycles of seasons correlated with principles placed in the four cardinal directions for a life journey.

THE FOUR CORN-POLLEN FOOTSTEPS

The principles placed within the four cardinal directions are blessing way teaching translated to English as “the four corn-pollen footsteps”: child-youth-adult-elder.

 

  EAST - WHITE

Child: sunrise-spring-spiritual moral standards for living

SOUTH - BLUE

Youth: noon-summer-learning/work/transportation

WEST - YELLOW

Parent: sunset-autumn-family/home/story-telling/ceremony

NORTH - BLACK

Grandparent: midnight-winter-SELF-reverence/reverence for the natural order/hope/restoring resources

CENTER - RED

Fireplace/hearth of home: spiritual family love

Once one has experienced a ceremonial change process to correct the state of dis-ease/disease, their journey is in the natural order. Then we are living the loving way,in right relationship to the elements of the four cardinal directions. When we travel through life in this way we are walking in beauty.