Ch'óol'í'í’s Connections

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Associated with

• Changing Woman,Kinaalda

  At Ch'óol'í'í, the Holy People performed the first Kinaaldá for Changing Woman, molding her body into perfection as she ran toward the rising sun, establishing the puberty ceremony still practiced for Navajo girls today.

• First Man,First Woman

  First Man and First Woman found an infant atop Ch'óol'í'í where darkness met dawn, and carried her home to Dzil Ná'oodiłii — the child who would become Changing Woman, the most beloved of the Holy People.

• Talking God

  Talking God heard an infant crying atop Ch'óol'í'í and carried her down from the mountain — the child who would become Changing Woman, found where darkness met the first light of dawn.

  ⚠ Some Blessingway versions attribute the discovery of Changing Woman to First Man rather than Talking God. Wyman's Blessingway records both traditions.