Different Aspects of the Navajo Culture

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Different Aspects of the Navajo Culture

1.         The clips on “We Shall Remain’ provide a profound look into the occurrences encompassing Native Americans in relation to their association with the white settlers in states such as Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. In this particular case, the respective clip illustrates the extent to which the Navajo culture places utmost significance on relationships on a religious basis. For the Navajo individuals, the magnificence that was evident within these regions was a representation of a much larger materialization of the elements that comprise sacredness. Seemingly, religious emphasis by the Navajo on relationships is facilitated by the association between life and sacredness. For this people, every element of the natural terrain is instilled with subsistence and inviolability. In addition, this attachment to religion by the Navajo illustrates the culture’s assumption that the respective aspects of the natural land should be appropriately approached in order to ensure that an equilibrium is established between the relationships that exist within the universe.

2.         One way in which “PTSD and the Native American Religion” highlights or displays the religious emphasis on associations by the Navajo involves presentation of the respective disorder as a sickness. The manner in which the connection between PTSD and Navajo religion is illustrated involves considerable focus on the traditions and customs of the Navajo people, specifically in reference to their beliefs and convictions. For instance, even though other occasions such as the Puebloan ceremonies place emphasis on social wellness, the Navajo religious practices use illness as a form of platform for orchestrating a religious campaign. Simply, the Navajo carry out their occasions as a measure of response concerning the sickness that may be affecting one of their own. Hence, in relation to the suppositions of the Navajo, PTSD is viewed as an illness rather than a mental disorder. As such, the respective illness has the capacity to derive a Navajo religious ceremony as a counter measure.