Summary Of The Navajo's Migration Story

The Navajo stories are very different from the historical explanations of migration. It is thought that the Navajo people reached North America after crossing a land-bridge that connected to Asia through the Bering Strait. This would have occurred around the time of the ice age. The Navajo people and their stories argue that they have not migrated at all. They claim that they are original to the land and that they are from the lower worlds. The first man and woman traveled through five worlds to arrive here. The first world was black, the second blue, the third was yellow, the fourth white, and finally the fifth word was the world we know. The first man, woman, and corn were created from clouds. Animals were all created from humans who accidentally chose a wolf as their chief. The tale is very symbolic and treasured by the Navajo. In their stories, they are the first people and never traveled from anywhere else. These two ideas are at complete

While the migration theory seems scientifically plausible, there are some things that cannot be readily clarified yet. The Caucasian skeleton named the “Kennewick Man” is eight or nine-thousand years old and his origin is unexplainable. It is not acknowledged if there is any likelihood of migration from Europe to North America during this time. There is the chance that during migration, some Caucasians similarly migrated and managed to stay isolated. It is also an option that the Navajos are correct and it was the Native People who traveled to Asia. Evidence demonstrates that the Bering Strait would have a mild climate making it more attractive to early humans trying to survive. Many scientists dismiss the Navajo stories as fantastical and meaningless. Personally, I do not believe that is right. While these stories do