He would appear and disappear without a sound Would stare at the stars all night long Sleep on the cold desert floor Eat peyote buds and sing war songs He was rich in all the nothing he had Identified as a thunderbird The animal spirits were sacred in his world Asked about gold and he would scorn Holding up water the most precious in all forms I called him Navaho NO ! Call me Dineh ! So I did
Navaho is the name given to the Dineh by the illegal immigrants from Spain , England and other European nations .