Tribe Of Navajo Tribe Essay

This story takes place way up in the mountains of Arizona. There was a tribe of navajo indians that lived on the edge of the colorado river. The chief of the tribe Qaletaqa Golden was having a meeting with the elder. They were meeting about a hunting trip in the mountains for elk and bison. The chief's son Wakkan was a very scared of everything maybe even scared of his shadow at times. But Wakkan was an avid hunter and fisherman. Some people would even say that he is the best fisherman of the tribe. As the day wears on Qaletaqa and the elders decide on the day that they shall leave for the hunt and which hunters shall go on the hunt. As Wakkan was getting prepared to go to the river to catch some trout for there dinner and to set some traps to catch furs to trade for goods. As he was getting his nets ready to set in the …show more content…
Then in a blink of an eye he seen his cousin came out of the shrubs shouting hysterically. Then Qaletaqa walked up with excitement in his eyes as well as he said my son you get to go on your first journey. As Wakkan stood there with a confused look in his eye because he always journeys off by himself. He ask, what do you mean father. As the chief stands there with a smirk on his face you got voted to go with your cousin and a couple other random people from the tribe to go on the elk hunt.
As they sharpened their arrow head from the finest flint rocks and made the straightest sycamore branches they all knew there greatest journey they would ever be on was sneaking up on them like night did day. When the sun started to peek over the mountain we knew they the journey we were about to embark on was about to begin. They packed their bags and began to hike up the mountain. There plan was to kill six elk and all kinds of different animals for the winter to come. So on the way they killed it rabbits and squirrels for the nights to come. As they got half way up the mountain they decided to make camp before they got to the elk hunting grounds.