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Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Whenever Amy Begaye's extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Mary Lake, sheep shearer, butcher and whisperer

Mary Lake drives all over the Northeast in the spring, shearing people's sheep and talking with them about the health of ...
The Durango Herald

Navajo Cultural Immersion Day brings Kirtland Central together for butchering of sheep

With Native American Heritage Month winding down, students joined together at the Kirtland Central High agriculture barn to practice the time honored tradition of butchering. The brisk morning was ...
ABC15 Arizona

Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change

WINDOW ROCK, AZ — Whenever Amy Begaye's extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never given the ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

A way of life is in peril. Climate change, permitting issues and diminishing interest among younger generations are leading to a singular reality: Navajo raising fewer sheep. Window Rock, Ariz. • ...