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| Stars Over Dine Bikeyah: Winter Stories Of Navajo Constellations |
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| Kenneth Maryboy, recording voice over for "Coyote", in Bluff, Utah |
Discover the wonder of traditional Navajo astronomy
by listening to an original recantation of Navajo star stories. Written and narrated by trditional Navajos, "Stars Over Dine
Bikeyah" will take you on a celestial adventure that will leave you with a basic understanding of the traditional Navajo Night
Sky.
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| Rosita Stash and Tanya Stash recording the voices of the children, Bluff ,Utah. |
The story is told as children asking their grandparents about the
stars and meaning of constellations. These innocent questions lead to an exploration of how the sky became. The story unfolds
as the Spirits are following the perfect, pre-planned order of placing the stars in the sky.
Suddenly, Coyote, a curious and michevious character sees what's
happening and wants to get in on the action. When the Spirits aren't looking, he gets carried away and throws all the stars
up into the sky, causing...well, listen and find out what happens.
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