Tuesday, November 11, 2008SANTA FE, N.M. - Gov. Bill Richardson traveled to Gallup High School and Farmington High School late last month to talk with students and Navajo leaders about the first Navajo textbook, "Diné Bizaad Binahoo'aah" (Rediscovering the Navajo Language). This is the first time that a text written by a Navajo author has been adopted as a textbook for teaching the Navajo language.
Dr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie is a Professor of Navajo at Northern Arizona University (NAU). Evangeline teaches her native language, mostly to Navajo students wanting to learn the language...