Navajos
Four Corners people
Navajos is the plural of Navajo, a member of the largest Native American nation in the United States, primarily located in the Four Corners region of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
The people traditionally call themselves Diné, meaning "the people." Navajo also refers to their Athabaskan language and distinctive cultural traditions including weaving and sand painting: The Navajos have maintained their language more successfully than most Native American groups.
Interlacing strands into fabric
- silversmithingCrafting objects from precious metal
- sandpaintingArt from poured pigmented grains
- sheepherdingManaging grazing flocks
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
medicine man · ceremonies · turquoise · beadwork · moccasins · frybread · mutton · folklore
Advance arrangement to hold
- HoganNative American earth dwelling
- Monument ValleySouthwestern sandstone butte region
- Four CornersQuadripoint of southwestern states
- clansRelated family groups
matrilineal · chapter house · sovereignty · self-determination · tribal council · treaties · sacred mountains · harmony
To leave behind completely
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- plateauFlat highland area
- aridDevoid of water
sandstone · Arizona · New Mexico · Utah · Colorado · Gallup · painted desert · high desert
weaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
- silversmithingCrafting objects from precious metal
- sandpaintingArt from poured pigmented grains
- sheepherdingManaging grazing flocks
storytelling · medicine man · ceremonies · turquoise · beadwork · moccasins · frybread · mutton · folklore · mythology
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- HoganNative American earth dwelling
- Monument ValleySouthwestern sandstone butte region
- Four CornersQuadripoint of southwestern states
clans · matrilineal · chapter house · sovereignty · self-determination · tribal council · treaties · sacred mountains · harmony
desert
To leave behind completely
arid · sandstone · Arizona · New Mexico · Utah · Colorado · Gallup · painted desert · high desert · piñon
NavajosEuropean settlers
Migrants from Europe establishing colonies
Anglo-Americans · colonizers · U.S. government · American pioneers · cavalry
- Navajo NationSovereign tribal territory, Southwest US
- navajo blanketIndigenous woven wool textile
- Navajo jewelryNative American metalwork ornaments
- navajo rugIndigenous Southwestern woven textile
- Navajo reservationDesignated tribal territory
- Navajo Code TalkersDecorated indigenous military cryptographers