VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 4
winds, making some roads, both dirt and paved, impassable and dangerous. CAFC
Board members used this time to visit the golf courses and meet the PGA
professionals, and plans are in motion for the clinic to be held next year.
Conclusion
Camp Abilities Four Corners is embedded in the Navajo culture, largely due
to their presence on the reservation for lodging, meetings and activities, as well as
for maintaining a focus on providing culturally sustaining concepts and activities
for student athletes. Every effort is made to include Navajo community members
on the Board and staff, as well as to provide sports and recreational activities
which are popular on the reservation and reflect the nature of the surrounding
geographical region. For staff members unfamiliar with Navajo culture, a cultural
considerations presentation is included during staff trainings. Everyone at Camp is
reminded daily of the generosity of their hosts. Respect for the land is reflected in
"treading lightly," cleaning up after outings, and being appreciative of the trees,
rocks, plants and land formations surrounding athletes and staff daily.
Please visit the website at www.campabilitiesfourcorners.org for more photos,
and to see how you can get involved and support CAFC, who say Ahéheé (Navajo
thank you).
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