The Navajo Seal
The Navajo Seal: Fifty outward pointing arrowheads form the outer edge of the seal. Inside this are three bands of the rainbow. They are open at the top, as is the ring of arrowheads. This open area at the top signifies life. Inside the rainbow are two stalks of corn. Corn signifies many important things in the Navajo culture. The whole teaching of our ceremonial system is all in a stock of corn which symbolizes life. In the main stock of the corn there is a blessing waiting. The leaves that come off the corn stock are the different paths one can take and the different levels of knowledge. Of the different ways there is the night way, mountain way, bead way, lightening way, family way and warring way. Inside the corn are the four holy mountains. These holy mountains mark the boundaries of the Navajo land the Holy Ones gave us thousands of years ago. They also represent Mother Earth and the Universe. Directly between the top and the bottom mountain is a horse, a cow and a sheep. These animals also represent life to our people. The sun is above the top mountain, representing Father Sun and life.
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Updated: 7 Apr 97