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Motif

ancestral naming from a journey decision

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A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions

navajo

  • Navaho Legends III. THE WAR GODS. / IV. GROWTH OF THE NAVAHO NATION. / NATI'NESTHANI. / NOTES.; lines 10491-10585 confidence: medium

    An alternate version says a woman advised western immigrants to stay along the mountain base, was named Base of Mountain, and her descendants bear that name.

    An alternate version derives a gens name from a woman’s directive during travel along the mountain base and says her descendants bear the name.

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