Diné Bé’Iiná, Inc.

Diné Bé’Iiná, Inc. While serving all sheep producers and fiber artists, DBI is particularly dedicated to conserving the traditional Navajo-Churro Sheep breed, T’aa Dibei.

PO BOX 2684, Shiprock, NM 87420 Diné be’ iiná, Inc. is a grassroots, nonprofit organization founded in 1991. Diné be’ iiná, means the way that we, the people live. We promote a sustainable livelihood through the Navajo Way of Life. Traditionally, this has been sheep, wool, and weaving and whatever comes from that. Our agro-pastoral lifeway and our Navajo-Churro Sheep evolved in the vast deserts, p

lateaus, and mountain ranges of Colorado Plateau. For centuries, sheep and goats provided us with economic self-sufficiency. Diné culture and spiritual practices reflect to the ebb and flow of traditional shepherding and weaving practices. Our mission is to is to restore the balance between Navajo culture, life, and land. We seek to preserve, protect, and promote the Navajo way of life; to encourage the participation and cooperation of the Navajo people among themselves and with other people and organizations; and to engage in research, education, development, establishment and promotion of projects and activities which further these ends.

We reflect on another year of exceptional experiences at the Sheep Is Life Celebration, featuring sheep to loom demonstr...
09/22/2024

We reflect on another year of exceptional experiences at the Sheep Is Life Celebration, featuring sheep to loom demonstrations, traditional cuisine tastings, and extend gratitude to volunteers, sponsors, donors, and facilitators for their invaluable contributions to the event's success. We look forward to reuniting in 2025. Sheep Is Life (SIL) Celebration
Thank you Navajo Nation Museum for helping us facilitate & sponsoring the location for the 28th Annual Sheep Is Life Celebration . Gratitude it's also extended to Weaving in Beauty in Gallup,NM for a tremendous contribution to sponsoring this year's event.

09/22/2024

Dibé Be ‘Iiná - Sheep Is Life (SIL) Celebration

Ron Garnanez, the vice president of Diné Bé’Iiná Inc., a sheep rancher and traditional practitioner from Tsé Ch’il Yaa Tó, Arizona, speaks about raising sheep and the significance of sheep in Diné culture during the 28th Annual Sheep is Life Celebration at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock on Saturday evening, Sept. 21.

Navajo Times | Nicholas House

Ahe'hee!
09/22/2024

Ahe'hee!

Sheep is life is still under way today. Day 2 come stop by at the Navajo nation museum until 5pm today
09/21/2024

Sheep is life is still under way today.
Day 2 come stop by at the Navajo nation museum until 5pm today

09/21/2024
We hope to see you this weekend at our 28th Annual Sheep is Life Celebration, held at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window...
09/19/2024

We hope to see you this weekend at our 28th Annual Sheep is Life Celebration, held at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona. 🐑🩷

Thank you to our 2 day event vendors!Please support your local small businesses and visit us this coming weekend!
09/16/2024

Thank you to our 2 day event vendors!

Please support your local small businesses and visit us this coming weekend!

Thank you to our Saturday Featured Vendors!Please support your local small businesses and visit us this coming weekend! ...
09/16/2024

Thank you to our Saturday Featured Vendors!

Please support your local small businesses and visit us this coming weekend!

Thank you to our Registered Friday Featured Vendors!Please support your local small businesses and visit us this coming ...
09/16/2024

Thank you to our Registered Friday Featured Vendors!

Please support your local small businesses and visit us this coming weekend!

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1/4 Miles West Of JCT US Highway 160, Next To Workforce Building
Shiprock, NM
87420

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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