It is an integral part of the Navajo Night Chant, a nine-day rite which takes place soon after autumn’s first frost. Its purpose is to heal the very ill. The medicine man makes the painting by ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addresses the crowd Saturday amid chants of “Yiiyah Man” at the Navajo Nation's Veterans Memorial Park in Window Rock, Arizona. (Brad Ryan/Special to Tri-City Record) ...