The Four Sacred Mountains
Wild Ride
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2m 37s
Dachuneeh shares a Diné (Navajo) song. Dachuneeh Martin performs "The Four Sacred Mountains" during the "Big Skies" show at "The Wild Ride" 2022.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dachuneeh Martin
Montezuma Creek, UT
Singer-songwriter Dachuneeh "Rising Sun" Martin is a member of the Diné (Navajo) and Dakota Sioux nations. She shares songs inspired by traditional Navajo music and culture. Dach has a profound respect for her elders, Navajo traditions, and education is felt deeply in all that she produces.
Filmed in front of a live audience at the Western Folklife Center's G Three Bar Theater in Elko, Nevada on Apr. 2, 2022.
Made possible by by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.
Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org
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