The Navajo[a] or Diné are an Indigenous people of the Southwestern United States. Their traditional language is Diné bizaad, a Southern Athabascan language. The states with the largest Diné populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (108,305). More than three-quarters of the Diné population resides in these two states. [4]

The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, [3] is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. The …

Feb 4, 2025 · Navajo, an Indigenous North American people who settled in the Southwest of what is now the United States some time before European contact. Nearly 425,000 Americans claimed at least partial Navajo (self-name Diné) descent in the 2020 U.S. census, with more than 315,000 solely claiming Navajo descent.

Keeping alive the culture, of the Navajo People - The Diné, Navajo Indians. Info on Navajo Clothing, Homes Art, Language, History, Culture, Jewelry, Sand Painting, Rugs, Code Talkers, the Long Navajo Walk and many other subjects.

Today, these men are recognized as the famous Navajo Code Talkers, who exemplify the unequaled bravery and patriotism of the Navajo people. Today, the Navajo Nation is striving to sustain a viable economy for an ever increasing population that now surpasses 250,000.

Like many Native Nations, the Navajo (Diné) signed treaties as well as fought against American efforts to create pathways from the East to California. Despite all their efforts, the Navajo (Diné) people were removed from their homelands by the United States government in the 1860s. However, they maintained an unflinching resolve to return home.

Believed to have been born to Earth centuries earlier, a distinctive Navajo culture takes hold in the Four corners area of the Colorado Plateau. They name the Monument Valley area Valley or Treeless Area Amid the Rocks. 1581-1583 A.D. First Spanish contact with Navajos. 1863 A.D Scorched Earth Campaign conducted by Kit Carson against the Navajo.

Welcome to the Navajo Nation. The Long Walk of the Navajos is a prominent history in Navajo life because it officially established Navajoland upon the release of the Navajos from Bosque Redondo, New Mexico where they were incarcerated in January 1864.

Navajo , or Navaho, North American Indian people living mostly in northwestern New Mexico, Arizona, and southeastern Utah, U.S. The Navajo speak an Athabaskan language related to that of the Apache.

Mar 5, 2025 · Welcome to the official website of the Navajo Nation Legislative Branch. Find news, legislation, committee information and updates on the work of your Council Delegates here.