Discussion Questions: Native American Culture: About Navajo Dances

Unlike eastern Native American tribes such as the Cherokee peoples, the Navajo did not have to relocate to reservations. They remained on their original homeland. How do you imagine this has affected them and their ability to retain their culture?

All these dances have complex choreographies. What changes of shapes, pathways, and directions do you notice?

How is the number four incorporated in the Dance of the Deities? What numbers have significance in American culture?