Navajo people

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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.

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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 Navajo Nation
surface form: Diné
populationCenter Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
primaryLanguageFamily Northern Athabaskan languages
surface form: Athabaskan languages

Na-Dene
surface form: Na-Dene language family
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
relatedEthnicGroup Apache tribes
surface form: Apache people

Chiricahua Apache
Mescalero Apache
Western Apache
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional Navajo religion
traditionalHousing hogans
traditionalRegion southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
treaty Treaty of 1868
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Southern Athabaskan usedBy Navajo people
Apachean languages spokenBy Navajo people
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian primaryEthnicFocus Navajo people
this entity surface form: Navajo
Edward S. Curtis ethnicGroupDocumented Navajo people
this entity surface form: Navajo
Navajo Nation reservation (part) hasPrimaryInhabitants Navajo people
subject surface form: Navajo Nation reservation (part) in Coconino County
this entity surface form: Navajo people (Diné)
Navajo Nation reservation (part) hasEthnicGroup Navajo people
subject surface form: Navajo Nation reservation (part) in Coconino County
this entity surface form: Navajo
Apache groups ethnicGroupingOf Navajo people
this entity surface form: Navajo (Diné)
Apache groups relatedTo Navajo people
Athabaskan includesLanguage Navajo people
this entity surface form: Navajo
Athabaskan ethnicGroupAssociated Navajo people
Tuba City, Arizona hasPrimaryEthnicGroup Navajo people
this entity surface form: Navajo
LeChee, Arizona primaryLanguage Navajo people
this entity surface form: Navajo
Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation ethnicGroupInterned Navajo people
this entity surface form: Navajo