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Traditionally eating fish and water animals and water birds was taboo. So they did not fish.

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What fish did the Navajo Indians fish for?

Navajo did not fish in traditional times. Eating fish and most water animals or birds was taboo. There are 300,000 Navajo today so some fish and some do not.


Were did the navaho's fisherman fish at?

It was taboo to eat fish or other water animals so there were no Navajo fishermen in the past. Now some people fish.


Did Navajo Indians fish?

No, traditionally, eating fish was taboo to Navajos.


What animals did Navajo hunt?

deer, elk, fish, , antelope and rabbits


What kind of fish did the Navajo eat long a go?

Eating fish was taboo so they didn't eat them long ago. Most water animals were taboo to eat. It is thought to make a Navajo sick.


How do navajos catch their fish?

Navajo had a taboo against fish. So they didn't. Today they use a fishing rod.


How did the code talkers language work?

If you speak Navajo it is a very simple substitution code. They spelled things out in English, chose a English word or two for each letter, translated that word into Navajo and then used that. For example the letter C. Cat stands for C and Navajo for cat is Mósí . Sheep stands for S, sheep in Navajo is Dibé. Bear is for B and bear in Navajo is Shash. They also used word for types of birds for types of planes and fish for boats etc.


What language is Navajo?

In English is is called Navajo, In Navajo is it called Diné bizaad. There are over 300,000 Navajo, about 175,000- 200,000 speak Navajo.


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 is the proper adjective for Navajo?

The proper adjective form for Navajo is Navajo, as in Navajo Nation, Navajo people, Navajo history, Navajo art, etc. An example sentence: We visited the Navajo display at the museum to see the Navajo jewelry.


Is Navajo supposed to be capitalized?

Yes, it is capitalized and it is not Navajo Indians. It is Navajo people.


Is the plural still Navajo or is it Navajos?

It's still Navajo, or "Navajo Nation"