changing woman and the hero twins analysis

This relationship is partially defined by the father's distance from and assistance to his children, considerations manifested first in the Sun's first encounters with his children, the twins. These three scholars further assert that corn pollen, which is also yellow, is the "element which brings peace and plenty, long life, and security" (17). has the dignity of great simplicity. As such, it is used to animate all "natural phenomena," such as the seasons and the rain (80). Witherspoon asserts that there are two levels of kinship: the "primary level," which includes the Mother-Child bond that Changing Woman epitomizes, and the husband-wife bond that Changing Woman and the Sun's relationship defines; and the "secondary level," which is less intense and includes the father-child relationship and the sibling-sibling relationship (19875: 35). The latter term can be further divided into the Dine, the Navajo, and the ana'', or non-Navajos. We went were to be (future) sheep. Farella, John R., 1984. Beck, Peggy, and Anna Lee Walters, eds., 1992. H-zho, the state of being in beauty and balance, exists among related things; it is impossible to have h-zh- between "unrelated entities" (Witherspoon 1977: 88). accumulation of property, insuring a long and happy Then it is baked in a pit, which is symbolic of a woman's womb (earth=woman). Right on the white shell spread I am here. In earlier days, clans also provided social control, but Kluckhohn and Leighton report that this has changed with the imposition of Anglo "law and order" (112). None of these variations seems to influence the real substance of the story dramatically. Later he visits them, and upon learning that they retained his gift, he says, "That is good, for corn is your symbol of fertility and life" (Reichard 1950: 23). Zolbrod, Paul G, 1984. Locke, Raymond Friday, 1992. As stated before, Changing Woman is the first and model mother. Corn is, first of all, diyinii Corn is, of course, University of Arizona Press. 1The term "Dine" can be subdivided into the Diyin Dine, or Holy People, and the nihok' dine'e, or earth surface people (Witherspoon 1977:96). Tsaile: Navajo Community College 5 There is no equivalent for males in Navajo culture. There are two types of hogans: a female hogan with a round top, used for living and ceremonies, and a male hogan with a forked top, which is used for a sweat house (Beck 1992: 287). Furthermore, First Man's "medicine" began in the underworld and provided for the genesis upwards into the different worlds (69). Another major part of the Kinaald involves the girl running toward the east, which she does twice a day for the first day, and three times a day for the next three days. There are two types of hogans: a female hogan with a round top, used for living and ceremonies, and a male hogan with a forked top, which is used for a sweat house (Beck 1992: 287). The Book of the Navajo. Beck, Peggy, and Anna Lee Walters, eds., 1992. This relationship is partially defined by the father's distance from and assistance to his children, considerations manifested first in the Sun's first encounters with his children, the twins. Return Home. After dancing on the tops of these mountains, she sits down and rubs an "outer layer of skin from under her left arm with her right hand" (Zolbrod 1984: 313). 8 I question Witherspoon here; in all other sources it is "Born to" the mother's clan. She is at the top of the Dine pantheon as the deity most likely to help individuals in need. The Dine consider the hogan to be "a living entity, with the smokehole as its breathing hole; this is where prayers emerge and raise to the heavens" (Griffin-Pierce 1992: 92). This relationship is partially defined by the father's distance from and assistance to his children, considerations manifested first in the Sun's first encounters with his children, the twins. To an individual it is his "medicine," the source His curiosity arises and he wants to learn more about the matrix. If the Sun establishes the "standard" for paternity, it is one of primary disassociation and repeated distancing from his children. the amniotic fluidsoaked into the soil right there. Griffin-Pierce, Trudy, 1992. without the thing which regulated our lives, by means The Dine consider the hogan to be "a living entity, with the smokehole as its breathing hole; this is where prayers emerge and raise to the heavens" (Griffin-Pierce 1992: 92). Members of subsistence residential units will share any slaughtered sheep with each other, thereby reaffirming their unity as a group and their individual commitment to the group. The Sacred Ways of Knowledge, Sources of Life. Cornmeal and pollen are prominently Therefore, the Sun originally tried to deny and denounce his children, but after they made him proud by withstanding his inhuman trials, he gave them assistance. In fact, they reflect Dine kinship and social relationships (92). How shall it be?" These three scholars further assert that corn pollen, which is also yellow, is the "element which brings peace and plenty, long life, and security" (17). Once the girl finds a suitable mate, then his family gives her family gifts of jewelry, livestock, or other goods (Locke 1976:22). The younger twin, Born of Water, is given prayer sticks and told to watch them as the older twin Monster Slayer goes out to fight the monsters. Every mother takes as her model Changing Woman and tries to treat her child as Changing Woman treated Monster Slayer. The Main Stalk: A Synthesis of Navajo Philosophy. Hunahpu. Return Home. One of the most important occurrences is when both the bride and groom eat corn mush (or meal) from the wedding basket, thereby signifying that they are joined together. I One of the main reasons I adopted Heath in fall 1990 was to help my 502-505, Vol. Volume II. In some myths, Changing Woman is said to be born of the bundle (Farella 1984: 87). The same language used to characterize her is used to describe other relationships and objects as well, such as the sacred mountain bundle. Changing Woman created the original clans by rubbing off pieces of her epidermis in a symbolic manner. Kluckhohn, Clyde and Dorothea Leighton, 1974. According to Zolbrod, she made the heads of the original six clans. The four pairs of people created at this time are the ancestors of all Navajo today. The Kinaald puts the Navajo girl on the path to adulthood, which culminates in the wedding ceremony. To an individual it is his "medicine," the source However, livestock is always privately owned, and until recently, there was no concept of joint ownership at all between wife and husband (17-18). 8 I question Witherspoon here; in all other sources it is "Born to" the mother's clan. Unless it is cultivated, it cannot survive. For more information, consult Witherspoon 1975:40. University of Arizona Press. Structural Anthropology. The corn's birthing process is similar to that of Changing Woman and Whiteshell Woman delivering Monster Slayer and {Water Child}. Another point in Lincoln's text explains Changing Woman's conflation with corn and reproduction: "She called the people of the clans her children and promised them corn of all colors and plant seed; so now when corn doesn't grow and ripen, women, too, will not give birth, for all seeds and corn originate with White Shell Woman" (Lincoln 1981: 25), Metaphorical Implications: the essential domestic plant; there is no wild form. The alkaan is baked in a large pit in the ground, into which the helpers pour the batter that the initiate mixes. She is associated with sacred items that represent speech and thought, both of which are in a medicine bundle that Changing Woman inherits. There are two types of hogans: a female hogan with a round top, used for living and ceremonies, and a male hogan with a forked top, which is used for a sweat house (Beck 1992: 287). Witherspoon, Gary, 1977. Lincoln states that Changing Woman, whose name can be translated to mean "the woman who is transformed time and time again," has a "peculiar life cycle: she grows old and becomes young again with the change of the seasons. Mothers and the Female Experience: Therefore, the soil in the bundle, wet with dew, gives the bundle fecundity. Kluckhohn and Leighton report that there are "exceedingly few violations of these prohibitions," for "Navahos treat incest of this sort and witchcraft as the most repulsive of crimes" (1946:112). It is organized around a head mother, a certain tract of land, and the sheep herd (72). The soil is also the earth's flesh" (Farella 1984: 182). Cornmeal and pollen are prominently Yellow corn is associated with females, a fact which is demonstrated in several ceremonies. The man owns what his family gives him, and what he had saved for himself. God, the yellow corn giving birth to another deity.' In the center of my white shell hogan I am here. A short time later, she gave birth to the Hero Twins. Earth is My Mother, Sky Is My Father;: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting. For most of his day, he is coursing in the sky, which is why Changing Woman moves to the West so she can be with him at night. University of Arizona Press. Harvard UP. on buckskin spread on the ground. After the bundle is retrieved from the watery world, First Man reveals the items to the other diyinii: "When he opened it to show them there was a perfectly kernelled white shell corn ear, a perfectly kernelled turquoise ear of corn, a perfectly kernelled abalone ear of corn, and a perfectly kernelled jet ear of corn" (Wyman qtd. Dine children address their father as an in-law, or shaadaani. He denied any paternity and put the twins through a rigorous cycle of tests. Later he visits them, and upon learning that they retained his gift, he says, "That is good, for corn is your symbol of fertility and life" (Reichard 1950: 23). Only in Blessing Way is Changing Woman ever represented in visible form in a dry painting. The traditional Navajo dwelling is called a hogan, which means "home" (Beck 1992: 284). Witherspoon asserts that there are two levels of kinship: the "primary level," which includes the Mother-Child bond that Changing Woman epitomizes, and the husband-wife bond that Changing Woman and the Sun's relationship defines; and the "secondary level," which is less intense and includes the father-child relationship and the sibling-sibling relationship (19875: 35). Therefore, the Sun originally tried to deny and denounce his children, but after they made him proud by withstanding his inhuman trials, he gave them assistance. Once the girl finds a suitable mate, then his family gives her family gifts of jewelry, livestock, or other goods (Locke 1976:22). Hunahp and Xbalanqu are gods. In contemporary life, hogans are usually used for ceremonies, and the Navajo living space is in a house or trailer close by. Contained in the bundle are objects of value on the Earth's surface. (Farella 1984: 90) University of New Mexico Press. are returned to diyinni in the form of offerings. 4 Other sources report that Changing Woman only made four original clans. Princeton UP. Aronilth, Wilson, 1991. The Sun and his associated symbols and None of these variations seems to influence the real substance of the story dramatically. on them "will be called amniotic fluid,"but The corn's birthing process is similar to that of Changing Woman and Whiteshell Woman delivering Monster Slayer and {Water Child}. After she is dressed, older females at the ceremony give her a vigorous massage, which is called "molding" the girl. 7 Please see Witherspoon's chart on color in Appendix A. For example, the vital part of the Navajo wedding ceremony consists of the couple eating corn meal together; the white corn meal is male, the yellow is female, and corn pollen sprinkled on both unifies it (Witherspoon 1975: 17). The soil is also the earth's flesh" (Farella 1984: 182). accumulation of property, insuring a long and happy These three scholars further assert that corn pollen, which is also yellow, is the "element which brings peace and plenty, long life, and security" (17). At the metaphysical level, Changing Woman is the alleged product of the union between Sa'ah Naaghaii (First Boy) who represents thought, and Bik'eh H-zh- (First Girl) who represents speech (Witherspoon 1977: 17). She busied herself with what is called earth Furthermore, First Man's "medicine" began in the underworld and provided for the genesis upwards into the different worlds (69). The alkaan is baked in a large pit in the ground, into which the helpers pour the batter that the initiate mixes. Around the time of the h-zh--j', the child is given a secret, or "war," name by his or her parents which is considered the child's property and is seldom used even by the child's family (24). For example, the vital part of the Navajo wedding ceremony consists of the couple eating corn meal together; the white corn meal is male, the yellow is female, and corn pollen sprinkled on both unifies it (Witherspoon 1975: 17). One might thus interpret her as an allegory of the seasons, but she is more, being related to the earth and vegetation. Princeton UP. Volume II. In contemporary life, hogans are usually used for ceremonies, and the Navajo living space is in a house or trailer close by. Purity and Danger. The latter term can be further divided into the Dine, the Navajo, and the ana'', or non-Navajos. Witherspoon asserts that "the sheep herd is a symbol of the life, wealth, vitality, and integration of the subsistence residential unit" (1975:87). A few steps remain after this, but most Dine consider the ceremony complete after the alkaan is distributed. The Book of the Navajo. announced in the Following Twelve Word Song: Locke, Raymond Friday, 1992. One might thus interpret her as an allegory of the seasons, but she is more, being related to the earth and vegetation The unit's main functions are to "provide its members with a place of residence and a source of subsistence" (72). The door of a hogan always faces the east, and inhabitants always walk clockwise around the fire which occupies its center. The conception of the deities involved not only corn, but also water (in the fog) and the Sun. Metaphorically, Changing Woman is the model mother which all human mothers strive to emulate. Clans also define the larger circle of an individual's relatives, which is necessary for identifying responsibility in ceremonial cooperation (Kluckhohn 1946: 112). Foundation of Navajo Culture. The Kinaald puts the Navajo girl on the path to adulthood, which culminates in the wedding ceremony. Be still." (!) Return to The Sacred Mountains as a Hogan 6 For a longer discussion of hogans, please see page For example, the vital part of the Navajo wedding ceremony consists of the couple eating corn meal together; the white corn meal is male, the yellow is female, and corn pollen sprinkled on both unifies it (Witherspoon 1975: 17). There are two types of hogans: a female hogan with a round top, used for living and ceremonies, and a male hogan with a forked top, which is used for a sweat house (Beck 1992: 287). Harvard UP. The Sun and his associated symbols and The Main Stalk: A Synthesis of Navajo Philosophy. She later appropriates the bundle for herself when she moves to the Sun's house in the West, where she creates the Dine and other objects of great importance to Dine livelihood (87). As soon as children are old enough to help out with the herding, they are given sheep of their own to care for. The Savage Mind. in Witherspoon 1975: 17).7. A last piece remains in the pit as a sacrifice to the earth (Lincoln 1981: 24). If the flock is well-fed and cared for, then the social dynamics of the unit will similarly be harmonious and productive. Mankind. Navajo Kinship and Marriage. nihima' (our mother), they refer to the Sun as "nihitah' Man, of course, NCC Press. 1 University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, NM 87131, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (505) 277-0111AccessibilityContact UNMLegalComments It is important to remember that no one is forced to include his or her sheep in the flock--it is done on an independent voluntary basis, which reinforces the significance of the inclusion. It is a repetition of the act [of creation] itself" (1984: 76). Farella, John R., 1984. The Navajo world is stringently gendered, with male objects characterized by a "static reality," and females an "active reality" (Witherspoon 1977: 141). H-zho, the state of being in beauty and balance, exists among related things; it is impossible to have h-zh- between "unrelated entities" (Witherspoon 1977: 88). University of Chicago Press. Witherspoon, Gary, 1977. Witherspoon quotes Wyman's assessment of the bundle's importance: The same language used to characterize her is used to describe other relationships and objects as well, such as the sacred mountain bundle. Metaphorically, Changing Woman is the model mother which all human mothers strive to emulate. Matthews, Washington. University of Arizona Press. The hogan has its creation in Navajo Mythology, when First Man creates it upon emergence into this world. This relationship is partially defined by the father's distance from and assistance to his children, considerations manifested first in the Sun's first encounters with his children, the twins. Farella believes that h-zh--j' is even more vital than Kluckhohn and Leighton depict because it creates, not just reiterates. Navajo Religion. "It is not just a remembrance or reenactment of mythical time, nor is the singer just 'identifying' with the gods. 1The term "Dine" can be subdivided into the Diyin Dine, or Holy People, and the nihok' dine'e, or earth surface people (Witherspoon 1977:96). 1). The alkaan is highly symbolic. Reichard, Gladys A, 1950. Throughout this paper, Dine will refer to the Navajo people, and Diyin Dine to the Holy People. Unless it is cultivated, it cannot survive. Right at the end of the rainbow I am here. In contemporary life, hogans are usually used for ceremonies, and the Navajo living space is in a house or trailer close by. Combining their sheep into one herd is the "most important cooperative enterprise of the unit" (72). University of Chicago Press. of which the earth, the sky were setting firm. Now on the top of Gobernador Knob, I am here. 3 In Zolbrod's version, White Shell Woman and Changing Woman are sisters; some versions call her White Shell Woman instead of Changing Woman, other sources acknowledge that they are different names for the same deity. Witherspoon, Gary, 1977. 8 I question Witherspoon here; in all other sources it is "Born to" the mother's clan. Be still." (!) This makes sense when considered as an offspring of the initiate as Changing Woman (32). 2 For a classification of ceremonies, consult Reichard 1950: 314-337. Later he visits them, and upon learning that they retained his gift, he says, "That is good, for corn is your symbol of fertility and life" (Reichard 1950: 23). As soon as children are old enough to help out with the herding, they are given sheep of their own to care for. According to Zolbrod, she made the heads of the original six clans. Return Home. . in new dress, whereas harvest in the fall lets her appear Metaphorically, the qualities of nurturing and fertility are applicable to several other areas of Navajo culture, which are all called shim in Navajo (Witherspoon 1977: 91). Colorful illustrations show the action as the twins seek out their father to receive the weapons they . This reveals that she is beyond the sphere of maternal influence, and permeates disparate realms of the Dine culture. University of Chicago Press. Foundation of Navajo Culture. Sa'ah naaghaii, which translates to "the capacity of all life and living things to achieve immortality through reproduction," and bik'eh h-zh-, which "represents the peace and harmony essential to the perpetuation of all living species" (Witherspoon 1977:18) are at the heart of Dine ideology and Changing Woman is the deific substantiation of this ideology, which gets renewed with every season and every birth. If the flock is well-fed and cared for, then the social dynamics of the unit will similarly be harmonious and productive. The majority of the ceremony takes place in the hogan belonging to the girl's family, which through the course of mythically significant chanting comes to symbolize the First Hogan of First Man and First Woman and the guests who attend the ceremony become the Holy People.6 Following this, the initiate is dressed in ceremonial garb resembling that which Changing Woman allegedly wore: a "special sash" and jewelry of turquoise and white shell. The man owns what his family gives him, and what he had saved for himself. Return to The Sacred Mountains as a Hogan Klukhohn, Clyde and Dorothea Leighton The language describing the bundle mirrors that describing Changing Woman; both make reproduction possible in a structured way. It has already been mentioned that Dine society is matrilineal; a woman "controls the hogan, built on land that was set aside for her by her family; she owns the children, which belong to her clan, her sheep, the product of her sheep and livestock, her jewelry and all blankets she may weave and the income from the sale of any of her property" (Locke 1976: 17). If the Sun establishes the "standard" for paternity, it is one of primary disassociation and repeated distancing from his children. Navajos do not seek individuality or independence from social ties, but rather "seek to relate themselves to others in their world, and seek to join in the vast system of interdependence that characterizes the social harmony and order of their world" (89). The Sacred Ways of Knowledge, Sources of Life. Navajo Religion. Witherspoon comments, That way it could shine its warmth fully upon her" (Zolbrod 1992: 181). Here, fertility comes from the union of yellow corn and white corn, an idea which is mirrored in the Dine wedding ceremony. These three scholars further assert that corn pollen, which is also yellow, is the "element which brings peace and plenty, long life, and security" (17). The Main Stalk: A Synthesis of Navajo Philosophy. It has already been mentioned that Dine society is matrilineal; a woman "controls the hogan, built on land that was set aside for her by her family; she owns the children, which belong to her clan, her sheep, the product of her sheep and livestock, her jewelry and all blankets she may weave and the income from the sale of any of her property" (Locke 1976: 17). , the Sky were setting firm singer just 'identifying ' with the herding, they are given sheep their... 'S surface if the flock is well-fed and cared for, then the social dynamics the. 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