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The Navajo (Dine') are a thriving and growing tribe. Except for 4 years in the 1860's they today live on much of their original and sacred lands. These are defined by the four sacred mountains, Mt Blanca, Mt Taylor, The san Fransisco Peaks and Mt Hesperus. Each has a Navajo name and color, gem, gender, attributes and Holy People. Each represents one of the four directions, always starting in the east. After the Long Walk and confinment in the 1860's there were about 10,000 who returned to their lands. A few thousand more probably escaped Kit Carson and hid out. Today there are 300,000 enrolled members. There are many more who are part Navajo but members of other tribes or not enrolled. The Navajo Nation in 27,000 square miles. They have an Executive and Legislative and Judicial branch. The Nation is broken down into 110 Chapters which are a bit like counties. There is a police force. There is a school board. The nation runs a Headstart. There is a Prep school. There are Arizona, Utah and New Mexico and BIA schools. There is a Navajo College, Dine' College. There is a Navajo language radio station KTNN. There is a newspaper, The Navajo Times. About 170,000 people speak Navajo. Tradional religion and philosophy are live and well. The traditional religious leaders are called hataałii or medicine men. There is a Medicine Men's association and they sometimes help out in the local hospitals. There are many people who are also members of Native American Church and many Christian denominations.
There are several coal mines and oil. There was once much uranium mining. The navajo Nation has the most mineral resources of any US tribe. Arts and Crafts are an important source of income. Traditional lifestyles of raising sheep and corn still exists. For traditional religious reasons largely, they have declined to have casinos on their land but recently they have entered into compacts to run four. Navajo Agricultural Products runs the largest contiguous irrigated farm in the US and supplies Lays potato chips. Navajo Pride brand grows potatoes, corn, alfalfa, beans, and small grains, such as barley, wheat and oats. Tourism is also important. The tribal park in Monument Valley gets visitors from a around the world. There is also the Little Colorado, Canyon de Chelly, Navajo Mountain and Rainbow Bridge, Navajo National Monument Park with the Keet Seel ruins, and Lake Powell.
There Navajo are very proud of their US veterans especially the Code Talkers. The code takers were important when they came back after the war as people who modernized the Nation. The Navajo serve in the military at much higher rates than the rest of the US population.
The Navajo have a unique and vibrant artistic and philosophical culture that is very important to this day. Navajo weaving and jewery are world renowned. Traditional Navajo outlook on the importance of Hozho,( balance, peace, the good, beauty, and dynamic harmony) and the proper relations between individuals, family, clan and all living things is very much alive an noticiable if you live on the Navajo Nation.
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What year the last Navajo people die?
They did not. Today in, 2014, there are over 300,000 members of the Navajo tribe, more than there have ever been.
Are the Navajo still alive today?
yes the navajos are still alive<3 Over 300,000 members today. More than there have ever been.
Are Navajo still alive?
yes, there are over 300,000 members of the Navajo tribe in 2014
Were Navajo Indians in other states?
The Navajo are the largest tribe in America, more than 300,000 members in 2014. 75% live on the Navajo Nation or nearby but there are Navajo in every State except 3. If by "were" you mean long ago, then they lived in the area that is now Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado before those States existed as such. This is the area of the Navajo Nation today.
When did the Navajo live?
The Navajo ( Dine' in their own language) lived and live today in the American Southwest. There are 300,000 enrolled tribal members today and probably quite a bit more who are part Navajo or enrolled with other tribes. The earliest evidence of people who lived like Navajos start showing up in the archeology in the San Juan river valley area to the east of the Four Corners around 900-1100 AD.
How did Navajo decline?
They didn't. They are the tribe with the largest amount of members in the US. Over 300,000. The Navajo Nation is 27,000 square miles.
How often are Navajo Nation elections held?
The Navajo Nation Presidential Election is conducted every four years for the President, Vice-President of the Navajo Nation, the Navajo Nation Council and the Election Board. The Navajo Nation Chapter Election is conducted every four years for the positions of the Chapter Officers (President, Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer), Grazing Committee members, Land Board members, School Board members, Farm Board, Election Board and Kayenta Township Commission.
What is the largest reservation in the US today?
Today, the Navajo Nation Reservation, which includes 27,000 square miles of land, is the largest in the United States. With more than 250,000 members, the majority still live on Navajo land which stretches across the Colorado Plateau into Arizona,Utah and New Mexico. The seat of government is located at the town of Window Rock, Arizona.
Are the Navajos still alive?
Yes! Check the related link. As of 2012 there are over 300,000 enrolled members of the Navajo Nation. Not only are they still alive but this is more Navajo than there have ever been. They are thriving. In 1864 there were between 15,000 and 20,000 Navajo. In 1868 there were about 10,00- 15,000. By 1900 there were about 30,000. They have increased tenfold since then. The Navajo Nation land area has gone from 5,200 square miles in 1868 to 27,425 square miles today. They also have the largest irrigated farm in the United States.
Who lives on the Navajo nation besides the Navajo people?
265 members of the San Juan Southern Paiute tribe, mostly in Tuba city. Some members of other tribes who have married into the Navajo tribe. A few Hopi. About 2.89% or 5,000 are non Native mostly medical and educational professionals.
Did the Navajo Indians disappear?
No. Today they are the largest tribe in the US with over 300,000 members. The Navajo Nation is the size of Holland and Belgium put together, 27,000 square miles. The Navajo Nation is doing well.
What should i write as a conclusion for the Navajo?
In conclusion, the Navajo people after much adversity in the late 19th century with the war and Long Walk and interment in Bosque Redondo and then again in the 1930s with the livestock reductions the Navajo have emerged in the 21st century as the largest tribe with the largest land base. The Navajo Nation today has over 300,000 enrolled members with a land base of 27,000 square miles (the size of Holland and Belgium combined) in the middle of their traditional four sacred mountains. The majority of the Navajo speak the Navajo language. The Navajo religion is alive and well. The Navajo Nation has newspaper, radio, a tribal college, Navajo language schools, police, courts an elected government and many tribal enterprises. They have the largest irrigated farm in the US producing Navajo Pride brand products. In short, the Navajo Nation is well positioned to succeed in the 21st century.
