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It is worthy to note that many American Indian tribes have, or are in the process of abandoning their assigned names and are returning to that name by which they know themselves.
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What does the tribe name Navajo mean?
We call ourselves Dine' which translate to "The People" - most other tribes refer to themselves as this also
What are the indigenous people who initially occupied the Americas described as?
The people in Canada prefer the term First Nations. In the United States, some prefer American Indian and some prefer native Anmerica and some prefer the name of their tribal group. For example, many Navajo say: I'm not Indian, I'm Navajo or I'm Dine'.
How do you say the word stop in Navajo?
The Navajo word for stop is "assay". Kind of pronounced at-say I believe.Well, Astee means "tail", and Átsé means "first". I'm not sure what word this would be.Stop!(enough) in Navajo is: k'adí!Stop! (don't do it) is: níwe!To stop as a verb is very, very hard in Navajo. There are lots of different words. For example "to stop in a wheeled vehicle", "to stop hurting" , "to stop flying", "to stop as in a watch stopping", "to stop it's flow" and "to stop and take a rest" and about 30 more are all different words.
What is the Navajo word used by 101st Airborne meaning stand alone?
I believe that the word your are looking for is "Currahee", it is from the Cherokee language not the Navaho
Is the plural still Navajo or is it Navajos?
It's still Navajo, or "Navajo Nation"
How did Navajo get their?
the dine
How did Navajo get their name?
the dine
Which Native American tribe had looms?
Navajo (Dine)
How do you say in Navajo?
There are two ways you can say "Navajo" in Navajo. Dinémeans "The People" in Navajo. The Navajo call themselves "Diné". Nabeehó is another way of saying Navajo.
What desert did the Navajo live in?
The Navajo (Dine') Reservation is in the Great Basin Desert region of the southwestern United States.
Where does the Navajo name Dine mean?
Diné means people, man, or person in Dine' bizaad ( Navajo language). The mark over the e means it is high tone. Navajo is a tonal language. Sometimes people write it in English: Dineh because that is a little more how it sounds.
What tribes were the Navajo allied with?
The Dine People (Navajos) were allies with the Hopi Pueblo.
What does the name Nataani mean?
nataani is dine (navajo) it means leader and is male
What is the Navajo word for otter?
Animal in Dine' bizaad (Navajo) is naaldeehii or naaldlooshii ( an animal other than human). Prounouced sort of like: naal-de-he or naal-dlo-she. I'm not really sure what the distinction between beast and animal is in English. ONe can be used in a negative way but that doesn't happen in Navajo.
How do you say father in native any American language?
In Dine Bizaad (Navajo): Azhe'e.
What has the author Richard F Van Valkenburgh written?
Richard F. Van Valkenburgh has written: 'Navajo common law' -- subject(s): Navajo law 'Navajo Country, Dine Bikeyan'
Why are the Dene' called Navajo?
The word "Navajo" comes from a Spanish adaptation of the Tewa Pueblo word navahu'u, meaning "farm fields in the valley." They were called Apache de Nabajo meaning "the apache group that farms". Navajo are cousins of the Apache. Some of the words are still similar between the two. Tewa are a neighboring Pueblo indian group. Dine' means "people"
