Diné

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Indigenous people Native American nation sovereign Indigenous nation

Diné is the self-designation of the Navajo people, one of the largest Indigenous nations in the United States with a rich cultural, linguistic, and spiritual heritage centered in the American Southwest.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Diné people	2
Diné (Navajo Nation)	1
Diné (Navajo) culture	1
Diné (Navajo) people	1
Diné Bikéyah	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people ⓘ Native American nation ⓘ sovereign Indigenous nation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Navajo NERFINISHED ⓘ
artForm	ceremonial dance ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ
ceremonialPractice	Blessingway ceremony ⓘ Nightway ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ chantway ceremonies ⓘ
ceremonialSpecialist	medicine person ⓘ
contemporaryIssues	environmental justice ⓘ land rights ⓘ language revitalization ⓘ water rights ⓘ
contributedTo	World War II Navajo Code Talkers NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreConcept	Hózhó (balance, beauty, harmony) ⓘ
culturalRegion	Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
forciblyRelocatedTo	Bosque Redondo NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	Navajo Nation government NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBodySeat	Window Rock, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConstitutionalGovernment	true ⓘ
hasJudicialSystem	Navajo Nation courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliceForce	Navajo Nation Police NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEventExperienced	Long Walk of the Navajo NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Navajo weaving ⓘ complex ceremonial system ⓘ sandpainting ⓘ silver and turquoise jewelry ⓘ
languageFamily	Athabaskan languages ⓘ Na-Dene language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
largestReservationIn	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
populationApprox	hundreds of thousands ⓘ
practicedReligion	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryHomeland	American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Corners region NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryReligion	traditional Diné spirituality ⓘ
primaryStates	Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	federally recognized tribe ⓘ
sacredDirection	east ⓘ north ⓘ south ⓘ west ⓘ
sacredMountainRegion	Blanca Peak area NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesperus Mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Taylor area NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Peaks area NERFINISHED ⓘ
selfDesignationOf	Navajo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
spiritualTradition	Hózhó philosophy ⓘ
traditionalBelief	emphasis on harmony with nature ⓘ sacred mountains surrounding homeland ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	farming ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ silverwork ⓘ weaving ⓘ
traditionalHousing	hogans ⓘ
traditionalLanguage	Diné Bizaad ⓘ Navajo language NERFINISHED ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of 1868 NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatyEffect	return to portion of homeland ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Navajo Nation Council → appliesToEthnicGroup → Diné ⓘ

Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation → ethnicGroupInterned → Diné ⓘ

Navajo Parks and Recreation Department → ethnicGroupServed → Diné ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné people

Teec Nos Pos, Arizona → hasCulturalAffiliation → Diné ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné (Navajo) culture

Navajo common law → legalSystemOf → Diné ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné people

Shiprock, New Mexico → locatedInIndigenousTerritory → Diné ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné Bikéyah

Navajo Wars → opponent → Diné ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné (Navajo Nation)

Treaty of 1868 → tribeInvolved → Diné ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné (Navajo) people