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of their father, the Sun, and return with the power to destroy the monsters that are plaguing their people. The two-day ceremony, which included songs and elaborate sand paintings, was meant to keep the young men's souls healthy as they went off to fight, away from their land and their people.
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was living on the reservation. With King's permission, she recorded the ceremony, including the sand-paintings. She published the text and her paintings, with commentary by
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in 1941 and young Navajos left the reservation to serve in the army, King performed a ritual for them called
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Where the Two Came to Their Father: A Navajo War Ceremonial Given by Jeff King
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King died and was buried in January 1964. He was the first Navajo buried at
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King was also known to perform two of the other great Navajo ceremonies: the
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scout from 1891 to 1911, and went on to become a highly respected
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Religious figures of the indigenous peoples of North America
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Where the Two Came to Their Father: A Navaho War Ceremonial
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Where the Two Came to Their Father: A Navaho War Ceremonial
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that tells the story of two young heroes who go to the
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