Arnold Clifford is keeping alive the dying Navajo skill of sheep
shearing.
The farmer, who lives on a reservation in the US state of Arizona, continues
to shear without electric clippers.
Wool and meat from Churro sheep have sustained the Navajo for centuries. And
Clifford, who is also a botanist and teacher, says the animal has been granted
mythical status as a result.
He is trying to keep the shearing skills he learned from his elders alive. By
donating his wool to weavers he is also helping that ancient Navajo tradition
thrive today.
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