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ADAHOONIUGII THE NAVAHO LANGUAGE MONTHLY VOL. 4 NO. 4 ' NAAS YIDIISKaAGOO HAA NaaDAHOOT’eE DOO? K'ad Waashindoondi t’aadoo le’e yee ndahwii’aahgo dah nahaaztamgn hazho’o benaada hoosdzin, ’ako t’ah nahdg§’ dine Naabeho wolyeii t’aadoo le’egoo bee ba nda’doonish ha’mi go beeso nahast’eidi miil ntsaaign bfighahgo ba yeekeed y§§ t’aa 'el bich’f naaltsoos bee ni naadooltsos. K’ad shjj ’inda b46hodooz[[l ’dadoo kodoo dine bikeyah bikaa’doo t’aadoo le’e £ y k■ % >' : ;X4<•• ;• h: •;'V H • .■• BP ■ ■ : . ;;t ' ! '',V "'' '■'/'' : '' ; , • •: ; ./ • . -t■ •;;;..;;■ ;• ; /' • ■.'■ , - . i mm’- w iJH ■Hrs. jr J%f: ■ T ■ Hastoi kwii naaltsoos yik’i sizinigii Waashindoondi ’alqqjj' ninabi'dee'nil. Binak’ee ’azniligii ’ei Truman wol ye ta’igii ’ei Barkley. "Honeelna," Jiniigo shy kwii ’anjidlohgo hwe’elyaa la. bee Waashindoondi dah ndinib[[hii bich’[’ naaltsoos ’andadahidoo’nit. Jo ’ei kwii ts’fda 'aghaadi 'adaat’e ndahalinigil sinil: 1. Dine ha’at’ihii da t’aa 'nyisn bidziilgo yee ’adqqh dahast’aqgo ti’oo’jr ’aa dahwiinf t’inigoo ’adqhidit’aahgo ’adoolnui. Jo k’ad 'ei 'akot’eego doo Bee niha haz’qq da. ’Ako ndi dfi ’akot’eego ’alneehgogo din 6 t’aa ’attso bee binaa’doolnih, doo haa shjj yit’eego yaa ntsidaakees. Jo ’ei ’aldo’ ba beehdzin doo leet. Dii k’ad ’at’ehigii bini’ t’aa ’akot’de dooleel daaniigo shf( ’ald6’ t’aa ’akot’ee doo leel. ’Aa dahwiinit’inigii la’ tl’do’goo hda hasdzo biyi’ ’aa hdahat’jjgoo ’ahidit’cah doo leel daaniigo ’aldo’ t’aa ’akot’e. Jo k’ad ’ei la’ t’aa tl’oo’goo ’adahidit’aah ndi ’ei Waa shindoon ya ’anihwii’aahii daniliinii bilak’e dahidit’aah. Dii k’ad baa hwinit’inigii State deilniigo ndahasdzooigii biyi’ ’aa dahwiinit’i nigii ’aalha’ni. Jo ’ako ndi Waashindoondi dah nahaaztanigii naaltsoos bee bich’[’ niil [■soozgo haa sh|[ yit’eego ’adeidooliil kodi bee hasht’e’ ndi ’aadi bee binaada holniih. ’Adeileeß sh{( gone’ ’adeidooliil. 2. ’lndins daniliinii bikeyah nahaz’qqgoo naasgoo haadi da keyahigii doo ndoozhash da ha’niigo keyah baa 'ahayanigii do’ Waashin doondi dah ndinib[[higii naaltsoos bee bich’i’ WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA ndooltsos. ’Akoneehgogo na’aldloosh keyah bikaa’ naalyehigii ch'il holonigii t’aa bit ’ahee niltsogo ’oolzingo bit nahaz’qq dooleel. 3. ’lndins daniliinii bil dah ndahaz’qqgoo t’aa ’altsogo t’aadoo le’e Bilagaana bee ba’- deet’aah sh[[ t’aa neeznaa nadhaaij[’ doo woshd§§’ yaago hodees’aago t’eiya bee bada’- diit’aah ’ako ’eidiigii ’aldo’ lahgo ’anaalneeh go Waashindoondi dah ndinib[[hii lahgo ’ani deidoodliil. Naadiin ’ashdla’ naahaij[’ bada’- diit’aah dooleel ha’niigo ’alneehgo ’aldo’ ya’- at’eeh. Haala k’ad ha’at’eegi da dine bike yah bikaa’gi da t’acdoo le’e bidziilgo binda’a nishgo ’ahalneehgo biniiye ’ahoolyaa y§q t’aa doo ts’ida k’ihinitaad nahalini ’akwii naahaij[’ oee ’a’deet’an§§ t’ca ’ako ’aaj[’ ’ahoolzhiizh k’ad biighah ’azl{[’ hodi’doo’niil. 't\ baqgo t’aa neeznaa naahaiji’ bee ’a’diit’aahigii doo ts’ida biighah da nahalingo baa ntsahakees. ’Ako ’ei lahgo ’andoolniil ha’niigo sh([ t’aa '’akodooniil. 4. Dii k’ad beehaz’aanii todilhil wolyeii bi ch’aqh ndii’aago ’lndins biniinaa bich’i’ baa hochj’igii k’ad t’aadoo biniiyehe da nahalin, haala beehaz’aanii ’amigo t’aa haiida ’lndins nil[[ shjj todilhil doo neidiyoolnih da niigo mi ndi k’ad beehaz’aanii ’adin nahalingo dayi yeelniih. ’Ako dii beehaz’aanii yigii lahgo ’££’ NEISHOODII NDA’NITINIGH Kohoot’eedqq’ Waashindoon Bigooldi Ho tsaa hooiyeedi dii ’ee’ neishoodii daniliinii ’al chini hazho’o da’olta’ y§§ yikat’ah gone’ na’- nishtin daaniigo dah daakahigii ’ei k’ad doo ’akonaadoo’niil da hodoo’niid ha’niigo baa hoone’. Jo ’ei Bilagaana ba’alchini da’olta’ji ’akot’eego ba ha’oodzii’ la. ’Ako ndi doo bee haz’aanii ’alyaii ’at’ee da. Nihi do’ nihi’olta’ naaz’aagoo jjigo ’alchini da’olta’go t’aa ’aanii t’oo konighanij[’ da ’ee’ neishoodii ya yah ’anajah nt’ee’. K’ad ’ei doo ’akonaanat’ee da dooleel. Haala Hotsaago ’Aa dooda ha’ni ’ei bqq. Hastiin Beatty wolyeego ’olta’ yinant’a’i nilinigii ’aniigo Waashindoon ba da’olta’goo t’aa 'altsogo j(igo ’olta’ baa na’aldeehgo ’ee’ neishoodii doo banaadi’doo t’aal da. Doo ’olta’ dago ’ei t’aa ’ako. ’£e’ neishoodii t’aa ’iiyisii doo banaadi’doot’aal da ha’ninigii doo ei ’at’ee da. ’f-e’ neishoodii na’nitin t’aa bee ba haz’a, ’ako ndi doo ’olta’- googo ei bee ba haz’q. Hiliijjjhgo da ’ei bee haz’a. T’aa Waashindoon bikin biyi’ ’ee’ neishoodii ’alchini 'alah ’anidayiil’[[higii ’ei doo dooda ha’nii da ’aldo’. ’Ako ndi ts’ida ’ee’ neishoo dii ba yah ’ajijeeh y£q gone’ t’aa Waashin doonji naanish ndaat’i’igii la’ yii’a’go kin biyi’ yah ’ajijeehigii doo ’algha dazh’dit’aah da dooleel. Haadi da ’akodzaagogo Waashin doonji naanish ndaat’i’igii ’ei ’alaaji’ kin bee ba haz’q. Doo kin t’eiya ’akot’ee da. T’aa ha’at’ihii da Waashindoon bii’ niliinii cho daoo’[[h sh[£ ’akot’e. K’ad kot’eego Waa- ’olta’ yinant’a’i niliinii yee hool ’a’ la. (Continued on page 9.) ’andoolniil ha’niigo Waashindoondi dah ndini bi[higii naaltsoos bee biyaa niiltsoosgo ’aldo’ t’aa ’akot’ee dooleel. This year Congress will again be asked for the 90 mil lion dollars for the Navaho Program. Congress will also be asked to pass certain laws with regard to Indians. The main ones will be— 1. A law to permit the transfer of criminal juris diction over Indians to the States in which the Indians live. That would mean that when an Indian commits a crime he would be tried in a State court. However, before a tribe comes under state criminal law, it will have a chance to vote on the question. If it votes to continue the way it is now, it can do so. If it votes to come under the state, it can. % 2. Permission will be asked of Congress to set up grazing units on Indian land, in order to protect the land by seeing that misuse does not occur. % 3. Industries and business won't come into Indian territory and spend a lot of money if they can lease the land for only sto 10 years, as at present. So Congress will be asked to change this law, and allow 25 year leases. 4. Congress will be asked to change Indian Liquor Laws to permit Indians to buy liquor off the reservation. It is said that these laws against liquor cannot be en forced, so there's no use in having them. FEBRUARY 1, 1949