TY - JOUR
T1 - The Diné (Navajo) Hózhó Lifeway
T2 - A Focused Ethnography on Intergenerational Understanding of American Indian Cultural Wisdom
AU - Kahn-John, Michelle
AU - Badger, Terry
AU - McEwen, Marylyn Morris
AU - Koithan, Mary
AU - Arnault, Denise Saint
AU - Chico-Jarillo, Tara M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Purpose: Hózhó is the cultural wisdom that guides the Diné lifeway. This study examines understanding of cultural wisdom (CW) across three generations: elders, adults, and adolescents. Method: A focused ethnography was conducted on the Navajo Nation. Twenty-two Diné (Navajo) were recruited through convenience sampling. Data were collected via two semistructured interviews and photovoice methods. Data were analyzed using content analysis, thematic analysis, and participatory visual analysis of photos. Results: The Diné elders embodied the greatest in-depth understanding of CW followed by the adolescents. An unexpected finding was the scarcity of understanding of CW among the adults. Conclusion: The Diné understanding of CW is transferred through discussion with elders, listening to and speaking traditional language, cultural preservation activities, and participation in cultural practices. The Diné believe cultural wisdom is a health sustaining protective factor, therefore strategies to restore, promote, and support the intergenerational transfer of cultural wisdom remains a tribal priority.
AB - Purpose: Hózhó is the cultural wisdom that guides the Diné lifeway. This study examines understanding of cultural wisdom (CW) across three generations: elders, adults, and adolescents. Method: A focused ethnography was conducted on the Navajo Nation. Twenty-two Diné (Navajo) were recruited through convenience sampling. Data were collected via two semistructured interviews and photovoice methods. Data were analyzed using content analysis, thematic analysis, and participatory visual analysis of photos. Results: The Diné elders embodied the greatest in-depth understanding of CW followed by the adolescents. An unexpected finding was the scarcity of understanding of CW among the adults. Conclusion: The Diné understanding of CW is transferred through discussion with elders, listening to and speaking traditional language, cultural preservation activities, and participation in cultural practices. The Diné believe cultural wisdom is a health sustaining protective factor, therefore strategies to restore, promote, and support the intergenerational transfer of cultural wisdom remains a tribal priority.
KW - American Indian
KW - Hózhó
KW - Navajo
KW - photovoice
KW - resilience
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U2 - 10.1177/1043659620920679
DO - 10.1177/1043659620920679
M3 - Article
C2 - 32406788
AN - SCOPUS:85084614336
SN - 1043-6596
VL - 32
SP - 256
EP - 265
JO - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
JF - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
IS - 3
ER -