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What state is Navajo national monument in?
Northern Arizona on the Navajo Nation. It is west of Kayenta Arizona and south of Shonto, Navajo towns. It is run by the National Park Service and is home to many ruins. Keet Seel(Kitsʼiil), Betatakin (Bitátʼahkin) and Inscription House site (Tsʼah Biiʼ Kin) are the most well known. The site was occupied from around 1250-1300 AD. The Hopi say their Snake and Horn clan come from here. Navajo farm in the nearby canyons today.
What is Navajo Nation?
Navajo National Monument is run by the National Park Service and is on the Navajo Nation west of Kayenta AZ and East of Page and south of Navajo Mountian and not far from Shonto. It consists of the Ancestoral Pueblo (Hisatsinom or Anasazi) ruins named Keet Seel (Kitsʼiil) , Betatakin (Bitátʼahkin) and Inscription House site (Tsʼah Biiʼ Kin). They were abandoned around about 1300 AD with the people moving to the Hopi mesas. The Hopi say this was part of a spiritual quest. American scientists say it was due to drought and cultural changes. The site was "discovered" in modern times by the in 1895 by the Wetherill Brothers. Of course, the local Navajo had always known it was there but preferred to stay away from it due to their taboo about coming in contact with the dead.
What is Navajo National Monument?
Navajo National Monument is run by the National Park Service and is on the Navajo Nation west of Kayenta AZ and East of Page and south of Navajo Mountian and not far from Shonto. It consists of the Ancestoral Pueblo (Hisatsinom or Anasazi) ruins named Keet Seel (Kitsʼiil) , Betatakin (Bitátʼahkin) and Inscription House site (Tsʼah Biiʼ Kin). They were abandoned around about 1300 AD with the people moving to the Hopi mesas. The Hopi say this was part of a spiritual quest. American scientists say it was due to drought and cultural changes. The site was "discovered" in modern times by the in 1895 by the Wetherill Brothers. Of course, the local Navajo had always known it was there but preferred to stay away from it due to their taboo about coming in contact with the dead.
What is in the Hopi tribe timeline?
1 AD - Identifiable culture called "Hisatsinom (People of Long Ago) that would become the Hopi.500 AD - Pottery-making developed and pit houses increase in size.700 AD - Cultivating corn, beans, and cotton and becoming more sedentary in lifestyle.1100 AD - Population becomes clustered in larger villages, such as Oraibi, Awatovi, Wupatki, Betatakin, and Canyon de Chelly.1200's - Late in this century a massive drought forced 36 of 47 villages on the Hopi mesas to be abandoned. 11 villages were re-established.1500's - Highly developed Hopi culture developed, with elaborate ceremonial cycle, complex social organization, and advanced agricultural system.Population of about 250,000.1540 - First outsiders arrive: Spanish explorers.1592 - Catholic priests establish mission at Awatovi.1680 - Hopi joined Puebloans of New Mexico in Pueblo Revolt again the Spanish of the Southwest.1821 - Hopi fell under Mexican jurisdiction.1848 - Hopi territory became part of the ever-expanding United States.1870 - First Hopi Indian agent appointed by U. S. Government.1874 - Indian Agency established in Keams Canyon.1882 - 2.5 million acre Hopi Reservation established.1906 - Oraibi village split caused by tensions between those who were sympathetic to White ways and those who were not.1934 - Indian Reorganization Act reflects the more sympathetic sentiments of the U. S. Government.1936 - First Hopi Tribal Council formed.Today - While Tribal Council represents Hopi people in matters external to the tribe, Hopi villages are still more or less independent, following traditional Hopi ways. In fact, Oraibi remains strictly traditional, not even accepting any fund from the tribe.
