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=== Agencies === | === Agencies === | ||
The Navajo Nation's reservation boundaries has been changing since the original reservation boundaries were established in 1868. At the same time, governmental guardianship over these lands has changed. Currently the Navajo Nation is divided into five agencies (Chinle Agency, Eastern Navajo Agency, Western Navajo Agency, Fort Defiance Agency, and Shiprock Agency), with the seat of government located in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_Rock,_Arizona Window Rock, Arizona]. Each of these agencies are further divided into smaller political units called [http://www.navajo-nsn.gov/chapters.htm Chapters], the number of Chapters have fluctuated over the years, but there are roughly 110 Chapters. | |||
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* | When searching U.S. Federal Indian Census records their records are divided into reservation boundaries which include: | ||
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* | *Eastern Navajo Reservation | ||
*Luepp (located around Luepp, AZ) | |||
*Navajo (location and areas covered change over time) | |||
*Navajo Springs (located around Holbrook, AZ) | |||
*Northern Navajo Reservation | |||
*Pueblo Bonito (located around Chaco Canyon, NM) | |||
*San Juan (located around northern San Juan County, NM) | |||
*Southern Navajo Reservation | |||
*Western Navajo Reservation | |||
When searching for individuals, your search should also include surrounding tribal records of the Apaches, Hopis (or Moqui), Paiutes, Pueblos, and Utes.<br> | |||
=== Reservations === | === Reservations === | ||