EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 10 MIN
Lupita McClanahan - KWSO Our People & Mother Earth Program Podcast
from KWSO Radio · host KWSO Staff
The Museum at Warm Springs (2189 Highway 26 in Warm Springs) hosted Diné (Navajo) elder Lupita McClanahan from the Navajo Nation on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Lupita McClanahan grew up at Tse'gi (Rock Canyon), which is now known as Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. She was raised in secrecy by her clan’s medicine people so she could avoid the boarding schools and keep her culture alive. While the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school system took Lupita away from her family and ancestral land, she used that experience to understand the contemporary world. She worked for years as a Park Service Ranger and has dedicated her life to building a bridge between the modern world and traditional Diné culture.
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The Museum at Warm Springs (2189 Highway 26 in Warm Springs) hosted Diné (Navajo) elder Lupita McClanahan from the Navajo Nation on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Lupita McClanahan grew up at Tse'gi (Rock Canyon), which is now known as Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. She was raised in secrecy by her clan’s medicine people so she could avoid the boarding schools and keep her culture alive. While the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school system took Lupita away from her family and ancestral land, she used that experience to understand the contemporary world. She worked for years as a Park Service Ranger and has dedicated her life to building a bridge between the modern world and traditional Diné culture.
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