Navajo
· Diné bizaadVulnerableNa-Dené · Suroeste de Estados UnidosChanging Woman's Gift
T'áá ádááhdóó, nihokáá' t'áá sínílį́įgo, Diné nahasdzáán bikáá'gi yá'át'éehgo kéédahat'í. Áko ch'ééh ádá'áhoozdoh níyol, dóó tó dóó bikooh t'áá sidlizh. Ha'át'ííshį́į́ Hastiin Łání nilį́įgo, Diyin Dine'é bich'í' bíhooni'á. Dził Naajin bikáá'góó, Dził Łizhiní, hodiisnáá' dóó naaki yiską́ągo yigáál. Áadi tségháhoot'ááh yee' góne', Asdzání Nádleehé bił yéélą́ą́'. Tó beeshch'ínígíí ch'ízhníyá. Yich'į' haadzíí', 'Tó t'áá álníihgo iiná át'é. T'áadoo naałniih da.' Hastiin Łání náánáázhdáá', dóó Dził Naajin bits'ą́ą́dóó tó hahalzhéehgo, nahasdzáán iiná nááná áyiilaa. Díí bíighahgo, Diné tó dego deiz'ánígíí, Asdzání Nádleehé bizaad t'áá níłch'i góne' nahwiizhdoo'ááł.
Long ago, when the world was young and calm, the Diné lived well on the land. But a great drought came, and the water and its streams all dried up. A brave warrior, named Hastiin Łání, sought wisdom from the Diyin Dine'é, the Holy People. He climbed Dził Naajin, Black Mountain (Huerfano), and walked for many days. At its very peak, he met Asdzání Nádleehé, Changing Woman. She blessed a hidden spring. She told him, 'Water is truly life itself. Do not waste it.' Hastiin Łání returned, and from Dził Naajin water began to flow, bringing life back to the land. From that day, the Diné honored water, always remembering Changing Woman's words.
— Water is life; to honor and protect it is to honor life itself.