Diné Professor Presents Long Walk and Diné Language Lecture

Phoenix Indian Center, ASU Center for Indian Education, and Central HS Native American Youth Council Present:

Dr. Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie Reading and Lecture

March 27, 2010
Saturday 10:00am –3:00pm
Central HS Auditorium
4525 N. Central Ave. Phoenix AZ 85012
(Parking on South side of Auditorium, right off of North-bound Central Ave
Free Admission

SESSION I
10:00am –12:00 pm: Diné Long Walk
Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie, EdD professor at Northern Arizona University will be reading from her notably acclaimed children’s book, Dzání Yázhí Naazbaa’: Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home: A Story of the Navajo Long Walk. An avid storyteller, she will be retelling the story of the Diné Long Walk through her book which is sure to be a fine historical lesson from the Diné perspective.

12:00pm: LUNCH on your own.
(Food concession provided by Central HS-NAYC)

SESSION II
1:00pm -3:00pm: A look at Diné Language
Dr. Parsons Yazzie will discuss her recent textbook, Diné Bizaad Bínáhoo’aah: Rediscovering the Navajo Language. She will take us on a journey about the creation of the textbook, the Diné writing process, and about the importance of the Diné language to enlighten learners who will hopefully appreciate the textbook even more.

For more information contact Freddie Johnson at the Phoenix Indian Center,
602.264.6768 or fjohnson@phxindcenter.org