The Resource March 2014 Volume 1 Issue 003 | Page 20

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ravel our great land and ask
a Navajo if he or she knows
anyone who weaves, and
the reply would be “yes.” Travel
this world and you will find that
the boundaries of the reservation
cannot contain the beauty and
talent of Navajo rugs. This talent,
which has withstood tragic and
painful forces like the Long Walk
and possible government termination, is alive and thriving in the
people of Navajoland. Historians
speculate, the history of Navajo
weaving dates back a few centuries when the Navajo learned
the belt loom from the Pueblo
Tribes [