Winter Olympics 2010: My Video Blog in Navajo

I was curious to see what it would be like to give my own thoughts and viewpoints about the Winter Olympics in the Navajo (Diné) Language. Hope you enjoy this! I luv the olympics... BTW!

Again, to see the subtitles in English & Navajo, activate your annotations at the corner of the video screen. This is not a literal translation. These are also not standard terms and formal Navajo is not used. It is more relaxed, everyday Navajo.

Congrats to all the Olympians who represented the United States during the Games! Thanks for all the personal sacrifices you all have made and congrats for the opportunity to even compete, especially if you had the chance to make it to the podium!

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[purespirit9]

Your awesome with your language. More power & blessings to you.

[bimboblacky]

Well, now! This video simply DOES *NOT* reconcile with my favorite professor's stated philosophy of "Flunk NOW! Avoid the RUSH!" ;%) (Have 2 wonder Y he always did say that...personally, I myself did NOT flunk that guy's course, though I did not receive an "A" either). Oh well...I think the Pauline philosophy applies quite well in ALL parts of life, though the Greco-Roman athletic games specifically were a HUGE deal in the Christian Apostle Paul's mission region and historic time frame.

[RebekahC1987]

@RebekahC1987 Seeing Christians fall by the way side we should be willing to go out and help them to stand again. Thiers a piont where you can't stand the thought of people going to hell so you tell them. I feel like they are all seeds. Some fall in good soil and some in bad soil. Pray for the Tuscarora tribe. They are desperatly in need of salvation.

[RebekahC1987]

You mentioned towards the end of the video when one hurts we feel like we hurt with them. This is true in Christian life. When you see one falling aside you hurt for them. Thier is a passage in the Bible that goes like this, "6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it." (Luke 08 verses 6 and 7

[RebekahC1987]

I was at my aunt Connie's house we watched some old olympics. I don't know the year it was from. They had alot of Native scenes before its opening. Then one year I think it was Japan that had some really kewl stuff. Thier where so many of them and it looked like they where all one scroll unrolling. I really don't know hardly anything about the olympics myself. But my aunt Connie had those on video and man hozhonigo. I loved it.

[Catwalksymphony]

Such a beautiful language. I feel so ashamed for not knowing a thing about my native heritage.

[SPS148669]

The BAD thing about the Vancouver Olympics was many of the courses for bobsled, Skiing and Snowboard was vwas very badly designed which is why so much poeple were getting hurt and wipeout after wipeout.

[SPS148669]

The Winter Olympics in Vanouver had a lot of Canadian- Native-American themes like the logo,medals. jerseys and opening ceremony. Four Native-Reservations in Canada helped organise the Olympics. In Canada "Aboriginal" means Native American decent. I also booed the Chinese at the Olympics because i hate those Foreigners.

[TragicValentines]

Whoa I didn't think there was another Navajo speaker on Youtube ! : O

Haha me and my dad could understand you : )

Tho I am only half Navajo myself : ) )

[king1mb1]

Tears that was a very very sad moment in the olympics. I watched the news clip on his funeral I was in tears again bc i saw his father cry with a photo frame of his son in his hand. This should have never happened.