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In the month of May we celebrate Mother’s Day to honor our mothers, grandmothers and aunts, and for this Mother’s Day I would like to share a story about my late paternal Grandmother who was named Chábáh Davis Watson.
PHOTO CAPTION: Chábáh Davis Watson of the Tl’aashchi’i Clan, Red Bottom People, from Wheatfields, AZ. Photo Courtesy of Ninabah Davis.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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NINABAH DAVIS
Ninabah Davis is originally from the Navajo lands from Lukachukai Arizona, grew up in Tsaile Arizona. She is Zun/water edge clan.