Arnold Clifford is an extraordinary Diné elder from Shiprock, the Four Corners region of New Mexico. A Navajo renaissance man, Arnold's knowledge spans botany, geology, myth, spirituality. As a teacher, he is a true culture bearer of the Navajo people and carries a wealth of knowledge within the worldview of his tradition and their connection to all living things. Today we will feature in part one of his talk, a bit of his extraordinary story and his connection to the Holy people and the role that a Navajo botanist plays as a medium between the plant beings and patients in need. One difference of significance is how a Native American botanist like himself takes an approach based on their worldview which is quite different from a typical western botanists, among other things.
Second part of this talk we will release in a few weeks time where Arnold unpacks some of the Navajo spirituality and traditional worldview called the Beauty Way