WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren thought of language revitalization and the Code Talkers when asked how could the LDS Church help.
LDS Church members traveled to the Office of the President and Vice President to follow up on President Nygren’s visit to Salt Lake City a few months ago and ask the President what they can do to help.
“You guys have always been good to me,” said President Nygren.
One priority President Nygren wanted to bring to attention was the possibility of getting started in a museum for Navajo Code Talkers to preserve their history.
Immediately, the church members shared that they could jump in and help the best they could.
“If we can break ground in a year or two, that’d be amazing,” said President Nygren. “If we can all work together, that would be even more amazing.”
Along with Navajo Code Talkers, President Nygren wanted to see how the church could incorporate the Navajo language, Diné Bizaad, into the church to include the Diné people and its culture.
“One of the things I think about as President is the 574 other tribes,” said President Nygren. “They look up to the Navajo Nation, and when a huge percent of our young people don’t speak the language, we have to come up with a way they can, and that would also help the other tribes in revitalizing their language.”
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