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The early Navajo Agency was located at Fort Defiance, Arizona and continued to operate there even after the superintendencies ceased to exist. | The early Navajo Agency was located at Fort Defiance, Arizona and continued to operate there even after the superintendencies ceased to exist. | ||
Currently there are five agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs administering the government's programs with the Navajo Nation -- Chinle Agency, Eastern Navajo Agency, Fort Defiance Agency, Shiprock Agency, and Western Navajo Agency. Each of these agency offices maintain the standard records required by the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]], so far as they apply to the Navajo Nation. A few of the records no longer in use by the local offices have been transferred to the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration in Laguna Niguel, California. | Currently there are [http://community.enavajo.org/chapters.do five agencies] of the Bureau of Indian Affairs administering the government's programs with the Navajo Nation -- Chinle Agency, Eastern Navajo Agency, Fort Defiance Agency, Shiprock Agency, and Western Navajo Agency. Each of these agency offices maintain the standard records required by the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]], so far as they apply to the Navajo Nation. A few of the records no longer in use by the local offices have been transferred to the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration in Laguna Niguel, California. | ||
The Navajo Nation created their own government in 1923 to handle their own business affairs. When the Indian Reorganization Act was passed in 1934, they chose not to reorganize under its authority, since they already had a tribal government. It was also felt that the requirements of the new act was unduly complicated. | The Navajo Nation created their own government in 1923 to handle their own business affairs. When the Indian Reorganization Act was passed in 1934, they chose not to reorganize under its authority, since they already had a tribal government. It was also felt that the requirements of the new act was unduly complicated. | ||
The Navajo government is run by a tribal council with elected officials from [http://community.enavajo.org/chapters.do chapters] in each of the agencies. <br> | The Navajo government is run by a tribal council with elected officials from [http://community.enavajo.org/chapters.do chapters] in each of the agencies. <br> | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
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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. | ||
=== Enrollment === | === Enrollment === | ||
Tribal enrollment for the Navajo Nation is handled through: | Tribal enrollment for the Navajo Nation is handled through: | ||
Navajo Office of Vital Records | Navajo Office of Vital Records P.O. Box 9000 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Telephone: 928-871-6386 or 928-729-4020 | ||
P.O. Box 9000 | |||
Window Rock, AZ 86515 | |||
Telephone: 928-871-6386 or 928-729-4020 | |||
Everyone enrolled as a member of the Navajo Nation since 1925 has been assigned a tribal census number. Those records are also maintained by this office. | Everyone enrolled as a member of the Navajo Nation since 1925 has been assigned a tribal census number. Those records are also maintained by this office. | ||
=== School === | === School === | ||
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*St. Michael's School | *St. Michael's School | ||
This is a very incomplete list of such schools. It does illustrate different types of schools available to Navajo children. | This is a very incomplete list of such schools. It does illustrate different types of schools available to Navajo children. | ||
== Important Web Sites == | == Important Web Sites == | ||
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[http://www.navajo.org/ Navajo Nation Official Web Site] | [http://www.navajo.org/ Navajo Nation Official Web Site] | ||
[http://www.navajocentral.org/faq02a.htm Questions and Answers] about Navajo history, names, culture, bands, etc., | [http://www.navajocentral.org/faq02a.htm Questions and Answers] about Navajo history, names, culture, bands, etc., | ||
== References == | == References == | ||