Navajo Horse as Healer and Educator

Navajo Horse as Healer and Educator

Part of the 2019 SBS Downtown Lecture Series: Animalities
Speaker: Kelsey John

For the Navajo (Diné), horses are knowers who can promote healing within their communities. Inspired by her own experiences riding and training Navajo horses, Kelsey John, a postdoctoral fellow in American Indian Studies, reveals how horses teach us to relate to each other, the land, and other nonhuman animals.

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