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Where do they live? The Navajos live in an area called the four corners region! This consists of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colora-do, althou-gh the Navajos don't live in colora-do!
What do Navajos eat? Do they hunt and/or farm? The Navajos are farming people. They raised crops of corn, beans, and squash. Navajo men also hunted deer, antelope, and other small animals, while women gathered nuts, fruits, and herbs. After the Spanish introduced domestic sheep and goats, the Navajos began raising them for their meat and wool as well.
How is their tribe organized? The Navajos live on a reservation. Their nation has its own laws, government, police, and services. The reservation is just like a small country. However, the Navajos are also United States citizens and must obey American laws too. How were their leaders chosen? In the past, a chief, who was chosen by a tribal council, led each Navajo tribe. Who made their laws? The most important decisions were made by their council, and all the Navajo councilmem-bers had to agree on the law before it went into effect. What was the cheif's job? How was he treated? A Navajo chief was more like a tribal chairman than a king. Most of his job was settling arguments between other Navajos. Today, the Navajo Nation is led by a president and tribal council that are elected by all of the Navajo people. Who was one of their leaders? One of their leaders was Manuelito. Did you know that he was one of the signers of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo which ended the Long Walk? Navajos and the white settlers that forced the tribe into the long walk argued over land that Manuelito claimed was theirs and eventually came to the conclusion that they would live on a reservation Manuelito's Profile: Tribe: Navajo Born: 1818 in Southeastern Utah Died: 1893 Native name: Hastiin Ch'ilhaajin Known For: Resisting the Long Walk of the Navajo Cause of death: Measles; Pneumonia Age When Died: 75 Years Religious beliefs: Navajo
What types of houses do they live in? Navajo people lived in hogans, which are traditional earth houses. A hogan is made of a special wood framework packed with adobe, which is then formed into a dome shape, with the door facing east. The thick walls of clay and mud insulate the hogan and protect the people inside from wind and strong weather.
How did the Navajos get here? The Navajos most likely came across the Land Bridge (if it existed).
Navajo Dance
Do Navajos make sacrifices? No they do not. The Navajos are a peaceful tribe so they did not believe in making sacrifices. If they are out of tune with nature, a medicine man sings to the person.
How did the Navajos trade before they met Europ-eans? Trade between the long-estab-lished Pueblo peoples and the Navajos was import-ant to both groups. The Spanish records say by the mid 16th century, the Pueblos exchan-ged maize and woven cotton goods for bison meat, hides and material for stone tools from Navajos who either traveled to them or lived around them.
N a v a j o s
What is the Navajo's religion? Their religion was Navajo, of course! What are some of their beliefs? Their main belief is that all Navajos need to stay in harmony with nature.
What type of recreation did they enjoy? Navajos enjoy string games. They can only do this in the wintertime though because that is when the spiders are asleep. Spider Woman invented the games and the people did not want to offend her spiders by showing off their talents. Navajos also enjoy trad-itional dances.
What are the Navajo customs; way of life? Navajos usually work in a farm or hunt for animals. Occasionally they will enjoy a Navajo dance. Illness may spread and Medicine Men will create a sandpainting and sing to the ill people. Many Navajos enjoy a good party to celebrate a girl turning into a woman called a Kinaalda. From their day to day life a Navajo day is a busy day!
Navajo Crafts Architecture, and Art
Navajos make jewelry (crafts), sandpaintings, rugs (art), and hogans (architecture).
How does the environ-ment influence their food and homes? It effects their foods because they need to have food that can grow in the desert. It effects their homes by giving them adobe to create their hogans.
What physical features are in their area? They live in a desert and there are many plateaus and mountains in the area. What is the climate? Their climate is a hot, dry climate.
What was their greatest accomplishment? The code talkers were their greatest accomplishment. They spoke in the Navajo language during World War II and kept the Americans' secrets safe from the enemies.
Navajos Essay Who are the Native Americans’ who live who live in the Four Corners region? Who are the people who traded with the Pueblo People? Navajos are! Read on to learn more about them. The Navajos most likely came across the Land Bridge (if it existed). Many believe this because their territory is close to where the scientists estimated the people who crossed the bridge went. The Navajos live in an area called the Four Corners region. This consists of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado, although the Navajos don't live in Colorado! The Navajos live on a reservation. Their nation has its own laws, government, police, and services. The reservation is just like a small country. However, the Navajos are also United States citizens and must obey American laws too. Their environment affects their foods because they need to have food that can grow in the desert. It affects their homes by giving them adobe to create their hogans. They live in a desert and there are many plateaus and mountains in the area. Their climate is a hot, dry climate. In the past, their tribal council made the most important decisions, and all the Navajo council members had to agree on the law before it went into effect. A Navajo chief was more like a tribal chairman than a king. Most of his job was settling arguments between other Navajos. Today, the Navajo Nation is led by a president and tribal council that are elected by all of the Navajo people. A chief, who was chosen by a tribal council, led each Navajo tribe. One of their leaders was Manuelito. Did you know that he was one of the signers of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo, which ended the Long Walk? Navajos and the white settlers that forced the tribe into the long walk argued over land that Manuelito claimed was theirs and eventually came to the conclusion that they would live on a reservation. Before Europeans came to the Americas, trade between the long-established Pueblo peoples and the Navajos was import-ant to both groups. The Spanish records say by the mid 16th century, the Pueblos exchanged maize and woven cotton goods for bison meat, hides and material for stone tools from Navajos who either traveled to them or lived around them. Navajo people lived in hogans, which are traditional earth houses. A hogan is made of a special wood framework packed with adobe, which is then formed into a dome shape, with the door facing east. The thick walls of clay and mud insulate the hogan and protect the people inside from wind and strong weather. Their religion is Navajo, which is why they are called Navajos! Their main belief is that all Navajos need to stay in harmony with nature. The Navajos are a peaceful tribe so they did not believe in making sacrifices. If they are out of tune with nature, a medicine man sings to the person. The code talkers were their greatest accomplishment. They spoke in the Navajo language during World War II and kept the Americans’ secrets safe from the enemies. The Navajos are farming people. They raised crops of corn, beans, and squash. Navajo men also hunted deer, antelope, and other small animals, while women gathered nuts, fruits, and herbs. After the Spanish introduced domestic sheep and goats, the Navajos began raising them for their meat and wool as well. Navajos enjoy string games. They can only do this in the wintertime though because that is when the spiders are asleep. Spider Woman invented the games and the peoples did not want to offend her spiders by showing off their talents. Navajos also enjoy traditional dances. Navajo art and architecture includes their jewelry, sandpaintings, rugs, and hogans. The artwork sells for a very high price. Now you can see that the Navajo culture is a very complicated culture that still exists today.
