Sharon Begay & Churro Sheep

To Walk In Beauty – Sharon Begay shares her family’s story of reintroducing the churro sheep and the spiritual healing that followed as her family reclaimed their cultural identity. Stacia Spragg- Braude’s photographs provide an intimate window into that experience.

The Navajo elders cried when they saw Sharon Begay bringing the sacred Churro sheep back to the reservation. They thought the “old time” sheep were gone forever. As children, they weaved the fleece and lived on the mutton. They also witnessed government forces slaughter their families’ Churro to prevent over-grazing. This presentation features photographs and anecdotes documenting one Navajo family’s journey to help save the Churro, and in the process, saving the family and Navajo culture.

Episode:
Sharon Begay & Churro Sheep, WPA Murals, Mad Magazine Illustrator Tom Richmond, StreetMule