The Re-Creation of the Sacred Mountains
After emerging into the Fourth World, First Man, First Woman, Water Sprinkler, and Black God re-created the six sacred mountains from dirt First Man had brought from the Third World. They placed Sisnaajiní (Blanca Peak) in the East, decorated with white shells, white lightning, white corn, and dark clouds for male rain. They placed Tsoodził (Mount Taylor) in the South, adorned with turquoise, dark mist, animals, and light clouds for female rain. Dookʼoʼoosłííd (San Francisco Peaks) in the West received abalone shell and yellow corn. Dibé Nitsaa (Hesperus Mountain) in the North was covered with