the navajo people
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By: Rebecca NixonComp in Ed: Section 16
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IntroductionHomesFoodMedicineClothingSand PaintingLanguageLife today
About the AuthorResourcesConcept Map
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The Navajo people are the second largest Native American tribe in the United States.
There are about 290,000 Navajos.In their language, they call themselves
“Diné,” which means “the people.” The flag of the Navajo Nation.
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The traditional Navajo home is called a Hogan.
It is round or cone shaped.A Hogan is made out of logs covered in
clay or dirt to protect the people from bad weather.
The door is always facing east to greet the sunrise and receive blessings from their gods.
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The Navajo people grew or hunted most of their food.
They hunted buffalo and deer.Corn was a very important food to them
and they ate it fresh, ground, and dried.They also grew squash, beans and melons.
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In a Navajo tribe men went hunting and fishing and the also made jewelry. They would also led the tribe as chiefs.
Women took care of the children, grew the crops, and cooked. They also wove rugs.
Children liked to hunt, fish, ride horses and run races.
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Many items of clothing were made from hand woven wool blankets. These could be skirts, dresses and shawls.
Both men and women wore silver jewelry.
They also wore leather moccasins on their feet.
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The doctors in traditional Navajo villages were called medicine men or women.
The used many natural healers such as herbs and plants to cure illnesses.
Their religion also played a part in healing ceremonies.
The Navajo tea plant is still used today in herbal medicine.
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In the Navajo culture, sand painting is used in many different ceremonies.
Click here to see a video describing Sand Painting.
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The Navajo language is the most widely spoken Native American language with over 100,000 speakers.
The Army used it has a code language during World War 2 because it is very difficult to decipher.
The Native Americans who translated their language during this war are called Code Talkers.
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Today the Navajo reservation is 17.5 million acre on the borders of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
Some Navajo Indians live there but many live outside the reservation.
While some Navajo Indian speak the Navajo language, almost all of them speak English.
Navajo Indians today
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My name is Rebecca Nixon and I am a sophomore at Grand Valley State University majoring in English for Elementary Education. I love learning about other cultures and had the opportunity to work in at a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. That experience served to increase my interest in the dynamic Navajo culture. Someday, I hope to teach overseas to learn more about other cultures.
Feel free to contact me at [email protected]
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Information from the following websites:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_nationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoganhttp://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Native_Americans.htmlhttp://www.bigorrin.org/navajo_kids.htm
Photos from the following websites (in order of appearance): www.mrnussbaum.com/navajoflag.gifhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoganhttp://www.askart.com/AskART/assets/member/840/84077/127927_34473_NavajoFamily_thumb.jpghttp://paulbuckley14059.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/corn.jpghttp://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/00080/000802b8.jpghttp://www.keepbanderabeautiful.org/bearspringsblossom/navaj50.jpghttp://www.8thfire.net/images/navajo_SandPainting.jpghttp://www.historycooperative.org/journals/jah/92.4/images/rosier_fig02b.jpghttp://www.firstpeople.us/pictures/art/1024x768_Pictures/Navajo_Indians_Shiprock_New_Mexico-1024x768.jpg
Videos fromhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrKQ_5j27Us&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3D2JJrX4-U&feature=related
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