Arizona Neighbors

Before you press play

For Arizona groups especially. Follow up by learning which nations are nearest you, from the nations themselves.

Play it on a laptop or TV with the screen on, since most voices are short videos. Each neighbor is introduced by a short card. You can pause after any voice to talk.

Who you'll hear

1. A Hopi farmer. Corn that fits the land · Arizona State Museum · 4 min
2. Diné weavers, mother and daughter. Two weavers, one loom · Grand Canyon National Park · 4 min
3. A Tohono O'odham bandleader. A $50 accordion · AZPM (Arizona Public Media) · 5 min
4. A Havasupai woman, former tribal council member. People of the blue-green waters · Grand Canyon Trust · 1 min
5. A San Carlos Apache culture keeper. A culture center on Highway 70 · Heard Museum · 2 min
6. A Diné weaver and single mother. A loom that fit in the car · Grand Canyon National Park · 3 min
7. A Hopi jeweler and archaeologist. A silent prayer for moisture · Grand Canyon National Park · 2 min
8. A Diné painter. The land takes care of you · Grand Canyon National Park · 2 min

The order rotates between plays, so no tradition always goes first.

Talk about it

1. Which nation or person here was new to you?
2. Several voices tie faith to land, water and work. What ties you to a place?
3. What's one thing you'll look up about the nations nearest where you live?
4. How can visitors be good guests on Native land and at public events?

Let anyone pass. Listening is the point.

Try it this week

Look up which nation's land you would pass through on the road from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon or Monument Valley, and learn one thing about it.

Read more: Who are the Diné (Navajo) and Hopi people of northern Arizona? · neighborradio.com/ask/who-are-the-dine-navajo-and-hopi-people/