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THE NAVAJO NATION
The Beginnings
Since the Long Walk in the 1860's, the Navajo
Nation decimated to a population of only 8,000. It has increased to a stronghold
of more than 210,000. About 60 percent of Navajos are 24 years old or younger.
In its infancy, the Navajo Nation governed itself by a complex language and clan
system. The discovery of oil in the early 1920's clarified the need for a more
systematic form of government. So, in 1923, the Navajos established a tribal
government; thus providing an entity to deal with American oil companies wishing
to lease Navajo land for exploration...
Please learn more about the Navajo Nation at: http://www.americanwest.com/pages/navajo2.htm
The Reservation
The stark and incredible beauty of the Navajo Reservation
- spilling over into the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah - is an
irresistible magnet to film and television producers from all over the world.
Canyon de Chelly National Park, Monument Valley, Tribal Park, the Little
Colorado River and Rainbow Bridge National Monument, are only a few of the sites
that have been immortalized on the silver screen.
Frequently visited attractions include Chaco Culture
National Historical Park, Navajo National Monument, Window Rock, Four Corners
Monument, Petrified Forest National Park and the Bistri Badlands..
Please learn more about the Navajo Nation at: http://www.americanwest.com/pages/navajo2.htm
Navajo Nation Tribal Park
Monument Valley is a Navajo Nation tribal
park, straddling the border of northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah of the
Colorado Plateau. It preserves the Navajo way of life and some of the most
striking and recognizable landscapes of sandstone buttes, mesas and spires in
the entire Southwest. The area is entirely within the Navajo Indian Reservation
near the small Indian town of Goulding, established in 1923 as a trading post,
and now has a comprehensive range of visitor services...
Please learn more about the Navajo Nation at:
http://www.desertusa.com/monvalley/
Navajo Creation Story
Only the Creator knows where the beginning is. The Creator
had a thought that created Light in the East. Then the thought went South to
create Water, West to create Air, and North to create Pollen from emptiness.
This Pollen became Earth.
Light, air, water, and earth is contained in everything
within nature; all of the natural world is interconnected and equal.
All of these elements mixed together, and the first thing
created were the Holy People. These Holy People were given the job and
responsibility of teaching what is right and wrong. Holy people were given the
original laws, then they created the earth and human beings.
The Creator with the help of the Holy People created the
Natural World. They created humans, birds, and all of the Natural World was put
in Hozjo (BALANCE). This Hozjo (harmony, balance, and peace) is dependent on
interconnectedness. All of the Natural World depends on another. The Navajo say
they are glued together with respect, and together they work in harmony. To the
Navajo this present world is the fifth.
The place of emergence into this level was Xajiinai, a
hole in the La Plata mountains of SW Colorado. The Holy People have the power to
hurt or help, and centuries ago taught the Dineh how to live in harmony with
Mother Earth, Father Sky and the other elements: man, animals, plants, insects.
The Dineh believe that when the ceremonies cease the world will cease.
Please learn more about the Navajo Nation at:
http://www.ausbcomp.com/redman/navajo.htm#navajo_blessingway
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