I-NAPI — Imboni Yemikhiqizo Yezolimo yaseNavajo — akuyona ipulazi lakho lomndeni elijwayelekile.
Okokuqala, kukhulu kakhulu, ngisho nangezindinganiso zanamuhla zokunwetshwa nokusebenza kahle: amahektare ayi-110,000 omhlaba olinyiwe, onama-acre angama-74,000 kulawo angaphansi kwama-pivots, konke kusendaweni yokubhuka. Enye yezimpawu ezihlukile ze-NAPI ukuthi ibhizinisi liphethwe futhi liqhutshwa yisizwe samaNavajo uqobo, ngakho-ke inani labantu abathembele ekuphathweni kwepulazi kanye nomhlaba liphakeme kakhulu kunalelo lemisebenzi eminingi. Futhi uma sikhuluma ngokuba phezulu, wonke amasimu epulazi eNAPI atholakala ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-5,000 XNUMX phezulu enyakatho-ntshonalanga neNew Mexico.
Imbewu yalokho okukhule kwaba yi-NAPI yatshalwa eminyakeni eyikhulu nengxenye edlule. Ngenkathi iSizwe samaNavajo sisayina isivumelwano nohulumeni wase-US ngo-1868, leso sivumelwano sasihlanganisa nemibandela yokuthi i-US inikeze umhlaba nosizo kwiSizwe ukuze kusungulwe umsebenzi wokulima. Emashumini eminyaka alandelayo, kwaqinisekiswa amalungelo amanzi, kwakhiwa ingqalasizinda, ngo-1970, aboHlanga basungula i-NAPI.
“Ekuqaleni, isizwe samaNavajo besisebenzisa i-NAPI ngokuyinhloko njengethuba lokuqashwa kwabantu baseNavajo,” kusho uVincent Cowboy, isikhulu esisebenza njengamanje se-NAPI. “Kodwa njengoba ipulazi lalinweba, umbono washintsha. Kube ukuthi, 'Manje ipulazi ukwenza inzuzo.' Yilapho saqala khona ukwehlukanisa izitshalo eziningi ezahlukene. ”
Phakathi kwezitshalo eziningi ezitshalwa yi-NAPI kukhona i-alfalfa, ukondla ummbila, okusanhlamvu okuncane, ubhontshisi, namazambane. Lo msebenzi uphinde usebenzise izindawo ezintathu zokucubungula — isigayo sefulawa, isitshalo sikabhontshisi kanye neshedi entsha yokupakisha amazambane — okukhiqiza imikhiqizo yokudla esezingeni eliphakeme ngaphansi kophawu lweNavajo Pride.
Ngawo-1980, i-NAPI yakhulisa amahektare angaba ngu-6,000 550 amazambane ezimakethe ezintsha neziphungukayo. Namuhla, lelo nani selingaphansi kwamahektare angama-1984 we-russet ekhulile, amazambane abomvu naphuzi emakethe entsha. (I-NAPI ibuye itjala ezinye iintjalo zemvelo, kufaka hlangana ummbila wayo, ikoroyi, amakhabe kanye ne-squash.) U-Aaron Benally ungumqondisi we-NAPI wezitshalo ezingokwemvelo futhi wengamele wonke amabhizinisi amazambane, kusukela ekutshaleni kuya eshedini yokupakisha kuya ekuthengiseni, kusukela ngo-XNUMX.
Uthi: “Amahektare ethu amazambane — namanye amahektare ethu ezitshalo — asuselwa esibikezelweni sethu sokumaketha,” kusho yena. “Sinabacwaningi bezolimo nezimakethe kubasebenzi abasiza ekwenzeni uhlelo lwamasu lweminyaka emihlanu. Sisebenzisa lezo zibikezelo ukwazisa ukuthi sifunani emakethe nokuthi singahambisa malini ngenzuzo. ”
"Ipulazi liyakwazi ukuzimela," kusho uCowboy. “Noma iyiphi inzuzo ibuyiselwa epulazini ukuze kwenziwe ingqalasizinda, amanzi, ama-pivots, ukunisela kanye nabasebenzi. Noma yini esiyenzayo isuselwa emakethe nokuthi yini amakhasimende ethu ayidingayo, kunokuba ikhule ngenjongo yokukhula.
“Okushayela inkampani yethu ngempela,” kuqhubeka uCowboy, “ubuchwepheshe. Sinabantu abaningi abanolwazi olungaphezu kweminyaka engama-35 epulazini. Abantu abaningi, njengo-Aaron, banalolo lwazi nokuziqhenya futhi benze inkampani kusukela epulazini elincane yaba yilokho eliyikho namuhla. ”
Ngohlelo lwayo lwezifundiswa neNew Mexico State University kanye nokusebenzisana nezahluko zasekhaya ze-4-H ne-FFA, i-NAPI ifinyelela esizukulwaneni esikhulayo ukugcina ithalente elikhuliswa endaweni kanye nentshisekelo eduze nasekhaya.
“Sizama ukubathola besadlala ukungcola,” kusho uCowboy. “Isikhuthazo sabo sokuza sizosebenza nathi ukuqhubeka nokudlala emhlabathini. Sizama ukuthatha lolo thando. Ngenxa yokuthi alikho elinye ipulazi kule ndawo, kufanele sifundise le ntsha ukuthi isebenzise uthando lwayo kwezolimo. ”
Ngesikhathi sokuvuna esiphakeme ekuqaleni kwekwindla, i-NAPI izoqasha abantu abangafika kuma-600; kukhona cishe abasebenzi abangama-300 abaqashwe ngokugcwele, abaqashwe ngokugcwele epulazini. Eminyakeni edlule, i-NAPI ikhombise ukuba yisibusiso esikhulu emnothweni wendawo weSizwe, yakha izinsiza eziningi kanye nemisebenzi eminingi ezinzile.
“Siphathana okomndeni,” kusho uCowboy. “Le ndawo isetshenziswa amaNavajos, ahlelwe amaNavajos, ezweni lamaNavajo. Ukuziqhenya okufanayo kunenkampani ezimele. ”
Ekucabangeni kwesibili, i-NAPI empeleni ayihlukile neze kunoma yiziphi izinkulungwane zamapulazi omndeni ezweni lonke. Ipulazi lomndeni ncamashi yini.