For many Indigenous cultures, a solar eclipse honors tradition.
Visitors of the Bears Ears Monument in Bluff, Utah were part of the millions that watched the dimmed skies of Saturday's eclipse.
For those few minutes, the moon lined up precisely between the sun and the Earth, blocking out all but the sun's edges and giving the moon a blazing border. The eclipse had a special meaning for tribes in this region, and they wanted to keep the spectators from disturbing them.Semira Crank is a Navajo member and the Visit with Respect program director with the Bears Ears Partnership in Bluff, Utah. She told NPR's"The eclipse is considered a celestial phenomenon. I was taught to be respectful of the eclipse," Clark said."Meaning that I was supposed to stay indoors. I couldn't eat or drink. There's no sleeping.
Sarah Burak is the Educational Program Director for the Bears Ears Partnership. She is hopeful that visitors will remember to respect the indigenous tribes and their lands when visiting tribal regions to view natural events like the solar eclipse
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