HMMM: Sheep is Life

“The Navajo-Churro is America’s first sheep. Since it’s arrival from Spain 500 years ago it has had time to adapt to the harsh, dry conditions of the American Southwest. It was nearly wiped out at one point, and it’s only recently that the pure strains of Navajo-Churro sheep have been returned to the Navajo nation where they once dwelled primarily….

Every year in June, a conference, called ‘Sheep is Life’, takes place in the Navajo nation at Canyon de Chelly, one of the most extraordinary spots in the Southwest. It offers an opportunity for people who care about the Navajo-Churro to come together and share their knowledge. Here you will find sheep, children, boarder collies, weavers, outsiders like myself, native Americans, sheep breeders, and one time, a cheesemaker from Corsica, who showed the Navajo women how to make cheese from the sheep milk.” - Slow Food International