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'''Population:''' 1868: 10,000 1990: 220,000 | '''Population:''' 1868: 10,000 1990: 220,000 | ||
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== HISTORY == | == HISTORY == | ||
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==== Contact ==== | ==== Contact ==== | ||
Contact information for the Navajo Nation: | Contact information for the Navajo Nation: | ||
The Navajo Nation | The Navajo Nation | ||
P.O. Box 9000<br>Window Rock, Arizona 86515 | P.O. Box 9000<br>Window Rock, Arizona 86515 | ||
(928) 871-6000 | |||
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When searching U.S. Federal Indian Census records their records are divided into reservation boundaries which include: | When searching U.S. Federal Indian Census records their records are divided into reservation boundaries which include: | ||
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When searching for individuals, your search should also include surrounding tribal records of the Apaches, Hopis (or Moqui), Paiutes, Pueblos, and Utes.<br> | When searching for individuals, your search should also include surrounding tribal records of the Apaches, Hopis (or Moqui), Paiutes, Pueblos, and Utes.<br> | ||
=== Reservation === | === Reservation === | ||
Like most civilizations throughout the world, geography plays a crucial role in Navajo life, mythology, religion, and history. In more modern times, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Reservation reservation] boundaries have been established by the United States of America on behalf of the Navajo Indians and over time those boundaries have changed. Learning local history can also help with understanding family history. Current boundaries for the Navajo Reservation is about 24,078,127 square miles, making it the largest Indian reservation in the United States. It covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. <br><br>[http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Map_Lg.cfm Navajo Reservation Map]<br> | Like most civilizations throughout the world, geography plays a crucial role in Navajo life, mythology, religion, and history. In more modern times, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Reservation reservation] boundaries have been established by the United States of America on behalf of the Navajo Indians and over time those boundaries have changed. Learning local history can also help with understanding family history. Current boundaries for the Navajo Reservation is about 24,078,127 square miles, making it the largest Indian reservation in the United States. It covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. <br><br>[http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Map_Lg.cfm Navajo Reservation Map]<br> | ||
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=== Superintendencies === | === Superintendencies === | ||
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For those that were enrolled into a federally recognized tribe were assigned an Indian Census Number unique to each individual. Knowing your relatives' Indian Census Number can be quite helpful when searching the Indian Census Rolls and can help eliminate confussion, but not all Indian Census Roll takers included censuses. | For those that were enrolled into a federally recognized tribe were assigned an Indian Census Number unique to each individual. Knowing your relatives' Indian Census Number can be quite helpful when searching the Indian Census Rolls and can help eliminate confussion, but not all Indian Census Roll takers included censuses. | ||
==== Enrollment ==== | ==== Enrollment ==== | ||
For those interested in becoming an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, contact:<br> | For those interested in becoming an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, contact:<br> | ||
Navajo Office of Vital Records | Navajo Office of Vital Records | ||
P.O. Box 9000 | P.O. Box 9000 | ||
Window Rock, Arizona 86515 | Window Rock, Arizona 86515 | ||
(928) 871-6386 or (928) 729-4020 | (928) 871-6386 or (928) 729-4020 | ||
=== Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 === | === Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 === | ||
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*Western Navajo: (Hopi Indians and Navajo and Paiute Indians for 1929) -- 1937 | *Western Navajo: (Hopi Indians and Navajo and Paiute Indians for 1929) -- 1937 | ||
It is important to know the above names because that is the way they are listed in the Indian Census Rolls collection. | It is important to know the above names because that is the way they are listed in the Indian Census Rolls collection. | ||
Treaties | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nav0583.htm 1849] September 9, | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nav0583.htm 1849] September 9, | ||
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{{Wikipedia|Navajo people}} | {{Wikipedia|Navajo people}} | ||
=== PUBLISHED === | === PUBLISHED === | ||
=== Code Talkers === | ==== Code Talkers ==== | ||
*Bruchas, Joseph. ''Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two''. | *Bruchas, Joseph. ''Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two''. | ||
*Paul, Doris. ''The Navajo Code Talkers''. | *Paul, Doris. ''The Navajo Code Talkers''. | ||
=== General History === | ==== General History ==== | ||
*Acrey, Bill. Navajo History: ''The Land and the People''. | *Acrey, Bill. Navajo History: ''The Land and the People''. | ||
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*Underhill, Ruth. ''The Navajos''. | *Underhill, Ruth. ''The Navajos''. | ||
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=== Land Dispute === | |||
*Benally, Malcolm. ''Bitter Water: Dine' Oral Histories of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Peoples''. | *Benally, Malcolm. ''Bitter Water: Dine' Oral Histories of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Peoples''. | ||
*Benedek, Emily. ''The Wind Won't Know Me: A History of the Navajo-Hopi Dispute''. | *Benedek, Emily. ''The Wind Won't Know Me: A History of the Navajo-Hopi Dispute''. | ||
=== Long Walk === | ==== Long Walk ==== | ||
*Bailey, Lynn Robison. ''Long Walk: A History of the Navajo Wars, 1864-1868''. | *Bailey, Lynn Robison. ''Long Walk: A History of the Navajo Wars, 1864-1868''. | ||
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*Denetdale, Jennifer. ''The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile''. | *Denetdale, Jennifer. ''The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile''. | ||
=== Navajos === | ==== Navajos ==== | ||
*Denetdale, Jennifer Nez. ''Reclaiming Dine' History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita''. | *Denetdale, Jennifer Nez. ''Reclaiming Dine' History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita''. | ||
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*Turner, Ann. ''The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Dairy of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl, New Mexico, 1864''. | *Turner, Ann. ''The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Dairy of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl, New Mexico, 1864''. | ||
=== Religion === | ==== Religion ==== | ||
*Brugge, David. ''Navajos in the Catholic Church Records of New Mexico, 1694-1875''. | *Brugge, David. ''Navajos in the Catholic Church Records of New Mexico, 1694-1875''. | ||
=== Traders === | ==== Traders ==== | ||
*Blue, Martha. ''Indian Trader: The Life and Times of J.L. Hubbell.'' | *Blue, Martha. ''Indian Trader: The Life and Times of J.L. Hubbell.'' | ||
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*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | ||
=== WEBSITES === | |||
==== <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Family History</span> ==== | |||
*Lapahie.com | |||
==== Government ==== | |||
*[http://www.navajo.org/ Navajo Nation Official Web Site] | |||
**[http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Code_Talker_Names.cfm Navajo Code Talkers] | |||
==== Information ==== | |||
[http://www.navajocentral.org/faq02a.htm Questions and Answers] about Navajo history, names, culture, bands, etc., | |||
[[Category:Arizona_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Utah_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Colorado_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:New_Mexico_Indian_Tribes]] | [[Category:Arizona_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Utah_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Colorado_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:New_Mexico_Indian_Tribes]] | ||