Briefly define or exemplify these two aspects of Navajo life: Navajo humor and speech and leadership

What will be an ideal response?


• Frank Mitchell, a ceremonial practitioner, was known for his ability to keep up the spirit of the participants in long ceremonials with his ready supply of jokes and funny comments.
• The word for "chief" in Navajo means "one who speaks."
• Voices of humans and all other creatures are the culminating point of sacred descriptions in prayers and songs.

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