Salt Lake Tribune · Aug 19, 2017
Tribes hope for renewal in solar eclipse; not all will watch
In this Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 photo, Julia Brien, left, prepares for the Crow Fair parade in Crow Agency, Mont. For the Crow Tribe, the eclipse coincides with the Parade Dance at the annual Crow Fair, marking the tribe's new year. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz)In Navajo culture, the passing of the moon over the sun is an intimate moment in which the sun is reborn and tribal members take time out for themselves. No talking. No eating or drinking. No lying down. No fussing.
“It’s a time of renewal,” said Baldwin, a Navajo woman from Fort Defiance, Arizona. “Kind of like pressing the alt, control, delete button on your computer, resetting everything.”