Navajo people

Peoplehood matrix of the Navajo and how settler colonialism has affected it. In the Peoplehood, it is stated that “Humans, especially those who have living relationships with particular territories, observe and know the cycles or natural events” (Holm, et al. pg. 14). This knowledge becomes incredible useful when pastoralism is your way of life which is true for the Navajo. The Paths of Life exhibit states that “For more than three centuries the Navajo have been a pastoral people…Pastoralism is…

different types of people. People with different backgrounds, lifestyles, history and cultures. The Navajo people lived and went through a lot of different things. I want to explore what their culture and history. The Native American Navajo tribe is one of the largest tribes of American Indians. The Navajos have lived in the Southwest in places that are known today as New Mexico,Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. The Spanish who called them the Apaches of Navajo.that is where the term Navajo comes…

Weapontry used by Navajo Native Americans goes back to the 1500’s, where clubs were used as a powerful source of dominance and terror. In the hands of a Navajo, the club could cause extreme forcful trauma to fellow opponents and animals. These blunt weapons were constructed through the carving of a wooden base, and was accompanied by a stone head that could potentially cause anywhere from bruising to a cracked skull of an enemy. The material these clubs were constructed from allowed for a quick…

Navajo Nation: Night Chant The Navajos are people that live in the Southwest of the United States, some of the most well-known Native Americans. The Navajo land—or the “Dine Bikeyah”— in the Southwest is quite large, larger than one-fifth of all the states in the United States and has its own government, and still, to this day, maintains a few of the same traditions and myths that their ancestors did. As in most tribes, for the Medicine Men—who are similar to healers—there is a ritual that is…

This paper will discuss how the Navajo Indian and their view of the disease process, along with their traditional medical practices. The second part will talk about how the Navajo view Western medicine by looking at how they seek treatment for certain illness. The Navajo is the largest Native American tribe in the United States. They live in an area that encompasses Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico and is about “25,000 square miles” (Coulehan, John L. 1). They…

Perhaps, unlike Tohono O’odham people because of the good environment, the leaders and the clan members of Navajo tribe had been focusing on the clan atmosphere and on reinforcing their tribe. The nature allowed them to be more mobile, “The mountain homelands of the Tonto, White Mountain and San Carlos Apaches range from…

Building the Navajo Generating Station has been a huge step forward for civilization, but its successes have overshadowed the major problems it has created for our planet’s well-being. The environmental destruction caused by this power plant is hard to miss, between the amount of pollution it gives off, as well as the amount of water it takes from an already depleted Colorado River. On top of the environmental problems, the generating station has proven to be a danger to the local Navajo Tribe’s…

Navajo Rugs Navajo rugs have been around since the 17 century. The rugs where used to trade for items the weaver wanted. Soon after they started to have unique designs on them to capture the buyer’s eye. The rug its self looks unbelievably good because it is made of wool. I like the rugs my grandma makes because that are always unique and very in sizes. Every rugs that she’s made always look great and everyone would want one. The rug she made spells my last name across it. In the early 17…

Have you ever wondered about the code that the Navajo talk to what the camera's point of view of that has been and what the fun of the code was? There's a long history of the US government and the Army in it. In World War II they never stopped fighting for our rights they would be called out at any point of the day or night to fight for our rights to freedom. Some night they would not sleep, staying up to make sure that slaves did not have to be slaves and we did not have to be ruled. There…

Ya’ah’teeh, Shi ei Shaniah Morning Star Chee yinishye. I am a first semester Freshman at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. I graduated from Monument Valley High School located on on the Navajo Reservation off Monument Valley, Utah. I have been very involved with extracurricular activities in high school such as Upward Bound, Gear-Up, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), cross country, basketball manager, performing arts, track & field, and Student Council…