The Heated Debate Surrounding Navajo Sand Painting

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Thomas C

 

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August 19, 2011

 

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University

 

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This desire to preserve the long standing tradition of sand painting started in the late 1940's as certain medicine men and weavers noticed fewer and fewer young people entering in apprenticeships to learn the sacred symbolism and decided that something had to be done. In an effort to save this information certain weavers started to weave the imagery in their rugs and permanent sand paintings were created as well with careful attention being paid to change the designs slightly to protect the religious significance of these creations since they are being viewed by the general public (www...
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This made those Navajo who were already upset with there creation in the first place angrier and less likely to see these creations as a good thing and felt that they shouldn't have been created in the first place and that it was wrong to use them in this manner. Traditionally the sand paintings were destroyed after the healing ceremonies and nothing remained of the work to be viewed afterwards...
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