Farmington Municipal Schools is bringing tradition to life through the construction of a traditional Navajo hogan at Tibbetts Middle School, an exciting and meaningful project designed to connect FMS students with Diné culture, history, and community.
The hogan will serve as a hands-on educational space where our students can deepen their understanding of Navajo traditions, values, and worldview. To bring this vision to life, the district is partnering with educators from Native American Programs and experts to ensure the project is authentic, respectful, and educationally impactful.
A Navajo hogan is the traditional, sacred, earth-covered home of the Diné (Navajo) people. Designed to promote harmony with nature and spiritual balance, the hogan’s structure represents the universe.
The hogan at Tibbetts Middle School will serve students across Farmington Municipal Schools.
Tibbetts Middle School is located at 3500 Twin Peaks Boulevard in Farmington. Built in 2013, the school is committed to fostering inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments that honor the identities and traditions of its students.
To learn more about hogans, HashkʼaaniiHooghan (Male Hogan) and Tsé‘oghan (Female Hogan), you can visit Wally Brown’s page here and here. Mr. Brown is a Navajo historian who has also visited with FMS students to share his knowledge and teachings.