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Navajo Word of the Day: "Lakota Nation"

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Channel: daybreakwarrior · 2012 · People & Blogs

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Today's Navajo Word of the Day is the word for the Lakota Nation, which is "Naałání." Another way people say Lakota in Navajo is "Anaałání." Either version can be used. The word basically breaks down to the two components: "anaa'í" which means "war, battle, or raid." "Łání" means "many," in Navajo so the word "Anaałání" describes a people that are always raiding or in battle, but not in a negative way. It describes the Lakota as a warring nation. :-)

I am honored to have as my guest on my channel, Paul LaRoche (pronounced La-Rush), who is the leader of a Native American group known as "Brulé." This band has sold over one million CDs worldwide and had even won a Native American Music Award (NAMA) in 2002 for Best Instrumental Band. Though the band Brulé is classified under the category "Contemporary Native American," their music intertwines rock, pop, & jazz with Native American sounds to generate a sound that really, in my opinion, a unique genre of their own.

Paul LaRoche is from one of the seven bands of the Lakota Nation, the band known as " Sičháŋğu Oyáte" in Lakota, which translates to "Burnt Thighs Nation" in English. The name Brulé is a French word meaning "burnt."

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