Navajo people

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Indigenous people of North America Native American people ethnic group sovereign tribal nation

The Navajo people are a Native American nation of the American Southwest known for their rich cultural traditions, Navajo language, and historic homeland spanning parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.

Aliases (2)

Navajo ×9
Navajo (Diné) people ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of North America → Native American people → ethnic group → sovereign tribal nation →
artForm	Navajo rug weaving → sandpainting → turquoise and silver jewelry →
capital	Window Rock, Arizona →
country	United States of America →
culturalPractice	sheep herding → silversmithing → weaving →
culturalRegion	Four Corners region →
demographicTrend	experienced population decline after European contact →
economy	agriculture → arts and crafts → energy resource extraction → livestock ranching → tourism →
governingBody	Navajo Nation Council →
governmentType	tribal government →
historicalEvent	Long Walk of the Navajo → internment at Bosque Redondo →
language	Navajo language →
languageStatus	one of the most spoken Native American languages in the United States →
legalStatus	federally recognized tribe in the United States →
mainTerritory	Navajo Nation →
militaryConflict	World War II →
militaryContribution	Navajo Code Talkers →
nativeName	Diné →
populationCenter	Arizona → New Mexico → Utah →
primaryLanguageFamily	Athabaskan languages → Na-Dene language family →
recognizedBy	United States federal government →
relatedEthnicGroup	Apache people → Chiricahua Apache → Mescalero Apache → Western Apache →
religion	Christianity → Native American Church → traditional Navajo religion →
traditionalHousing	hogans →
traditionalRegion	American Southwest → Arizona → Colorado → New Mexico → Utah →
treaty	Treaty of 1868 →
usesWritingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Four Corners region → Navajo Nation → Southwestern United States ("Navajo") →	ethnicGroup
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) →	associatedWith
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner (Navajo and Mescalero Apache internment site) ("Navajo (Diné) people") →	commemorates
Colorado River Indian Tribes →	composedPrimarilyOf
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) →	culturalSignificanceFor
Colorado River Indian Tribes ("Navajo") →	hasEthnicGroup
Southern Paiute people →	hasNeighboringPeople
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) ("Navajo") →	hasOfficialLanguage
New Mexico ("Navajo") →	hasSignificantLanguage
Apache ("Navajo") →	hasSubgroup
CRIT →	hasTribalMembersFrom
Navajo Nation →	homeOf
Zuni people ("Navajo") →	neighboringTribe
Apache tribes ("Navajo") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Navajoland Area Mission →	servesEthnicGroup
Navajo language →	spokenBy
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation ("Navajo") →	tribalAffiliation
CRIT ("Navajo") →	tribalEnrollmentIncludes