The Navajo Nation Niłch' éí Bee Ííńá--Air is Life Act 2021, legislation that proposes banning all commercial tobacco products in public and work places on the Navajo Nation, has Passed! This will protect everyone by removing cigarette smoking from all Navajo casinos. Introduced in August by Council Delegate Daniel Tso, it previously passed four standing committees. The 17-page legislation, 0174-21, will be inserted as part of Title 13 of the Navajo Nation Code under ‘Health and Welfare.’Vote on the Main Motion 0174-21: Final vote tally: Elmer Begay | red Kee Allen Begay | red Paul Begay | green Nathaniel Brown | green Eugenia Charles Newton | Did Not Vote (2) | green Amber Crotty | green Seth Damon | Not Voting Herman Daniels | red Mark Freeland | green Pernall Halona | red Jamie Henio | red Vince James | green Rickie Nez | red Carl Slater | green Raymond Smith, Jr. | green Wilson Stewart, Jr. | red Charlaine Tso | green Daniel Tso | green Eugene Tso | Did Not Vote | green Otto Tso | green Thomas Walker Jr | green Edison Wauneka | green Edmund Yazzie | green Jimmy Yellowhair | red 15 green 8 red 1 did not vote

Research, Photography, Audio, Video, Writing, Transcript, Editing and Production by: Black Hills Center for American Indian Health (Alfred Yazzie, Jacqueline Nahee, Dana Wilcox, Hershel Clark, Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson) and University of Arizona College of Public Health (Dr. Samantha Sabo, Carmenlita Chief, MPH, Jamie Wilson, MPH, Erich Healy). Introduction Narration by Hershel Clark. Translation by Dr. Ferlin Clark and Alfred Yazzie. Video and Audio by Shaandiin Tome and Jesse Littlebird. Music by Anson Etsitty “Blessing Way Mountain Song” This project was funded by grant number U01-CA154300 from the National Cancer Institute’s State and Community Tobacco Control Research initiative to the Mayo Clinic (Scott J. Leischow, PhD, Principal Investigator). This project was approved by the Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board. (NNR-11.152)

This video provides an overview of key federal Indian policies and events in United States history that contributed to the introduction of commercial tobacco among various American Indian tribes, and closes with a description of the two types of Navajo healers featured in this video series. You can download a discussion guide for this digital story and the others in this four-part series at http://cair.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/PSA%20Discussion%20Guide%20w%203%20Sections.pdf

This video provides a historical overview of when and why healers began using commercial tobacco in ceremonies. Commercial tobacco is used more often in certain ceremonies compared to others. Commercial tobacco is often mixed with Dził Nát’oh for various reasons. Healers are aware of the health risks of secondhand smoke from commercial tobacco and expressed concern for its use in ceremonies, especially among youth and others with existing health conditions. You can download a discussion guide for this digital story and the others in this four-part series at http://cair.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/PSA%20Discussion%20Guide%20w%203%20Sections.pdf

Written and narrated by Carmenlita Chief, MPH. Funded by National Cancer Institute grant U01-CA154300 as part of its State and Community Tobacco Control Research initiative. The Networks Among Tribal Organizations for Clean Air Policies (NATO CAP) research project was approved by the Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board NNR-11.152

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The third installment of the Air is Life promotional video series features Eric Willie, a Traditional Practitioner of the Diné Nation. Eric Willie shares the importance of comprehensive smokefree policies and the potential impact policy has on revitalizing cultural practices, such as the use of traditional tobacco. #airislife #navajonation Playlist for Air is Life: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVtKpa5apGEzGXCzAXQVu4JLW9t-uG0yz