Summary Of I Am Still Here By Shi Naasha

In this transcript, the speaker talks about the Dine, or the Navajo people, and what importance their songs carry to him and his people. He uses events that have happened in the past, to represent what it has done to them and their culture in the present. The specific song mentioned, Shi Naasha, meaning, “I’m still here”, represents the struggles that the Native Americans faced throughout the mid 1800s, when their people where held captive. The idea that in this culture, songs are used to tell stories and remember history, rather than just pure entertainment, is littered throughout the entire transcript. The song, Shi naasha, is able to be enjoyed by all people, not just the native americans, which suggests that the song is meant to educate,
These songs are meant to educate, and are encouraged to be shared with the world, and people are encouraged to learn the language, and learn the culture, and try and learn the teachings and ways of these native Americans. This is because these songs are a mark of achievement that they overcame something very difficult and the experiences they were able to have, and they want to share that with other people. The quote from the transcript, “But remember the origin and what it is you’re supposed to learn from them: you are still here”, suggests that the song, Shi naasha, was not intended to be used only for native americans, or only ceremonies or only for entertainment, it was to educate the people about themselves, and about the Navajo people as well. The events that sparked the creation of Shi naasha, took place from about 1864-1868, where people were taken captive and left malnourished and ill. The survival necessities provided things that the people were not used to, and it killed them off, and made their lives difficult. The Treaty of 1868 was signed, and the people were allowed to return to specific parts of their