The supernatural beings First Woman and First Man came into existence here and met for the first time after seeing each other's fire. The inhabitants of the first world were the four Diyin Dineʼé, the two Coyotes, the four rulers of the four seas, mist beings and various insect and bat people, the latter being the Air-Spirit People. The First or Dark World, Niʼ Hodiłhił, was small and centered on an island floating in the middle of four seas.
The fourth and final world is the world in which the Navajo live in now. The Holy People then began journeying through the different worlds, learning important lessons in each one before moving on to the next. This event happened before the Earth and the physical aspect of humans had come into existence, but the spiritual aspect of humans had.
The basic outline of Diné Bahaneʼ begins with the creation of the Niłchʼi Diyin (Holy Wind) as the mists of lights which arose through the darkness to animate and bring purpose to the four Diyin Dineʼé (Holy People) in the different three lower worlds. It centers on the area known as the Dinétah, the traditional homeland of the Navajo, and forms the basis of the traditional Navajo way of life and ceremony. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭiné Bahaneʼ ( Navajo: "Story of the People"), the Navajo creation myth, describes the prehistoric emergence of the Navajo as a part of the Navajo religious beliefs. ( May 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please improve the article or discuss the issue. The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints.