Navajo Studies News

A Tribute to Ruth – The Journey Continues

The late Ruth Roessel was a true advocate for all Navajo students. She sang songs and prayed for these students.

Horses are our journey.

Ruth was always disturbed by any student with their heads down on the desk, disengaged, walked the halls or were suspended from school. She believed in giving our Navajo students every opportunity to learn whether it was in Navajo or not. She wanted to enrich the lives of the young.

Ruth believed that what we do now as far as students learning from us as teachers and adults is what our future will be. If we prepare them well, we will have a strong future continuing to speak our language and doing what Navajos have practiced since time immemorial.

Many of you share this belief. Let’s embrace this belief and continue to strive for an excellent future for the Navajo Nation.

Continue to sing those songs and say those prayers