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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 Indian Agency (Arizona)|Chinle Agency]], [[Eastern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Eastern Navajo Agency]] (AZ), [[Eastern Navajo Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Eastern Navajo Agency]] (NM), [[Western Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Western Navajo Agency]], [[Fort Defiance Indian Agency|Fort Defiance Agency]], and [[Shiprock Indian Agency (New Mexico)|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. Typically, Chapters do not carry documents containing family history information, and most will refer you to the Navajo Nation offices. Many of the documents held at the agencies have also been | 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 Indian Agency (Arizona)|Chinle Agency]], [[Eastern Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Eastern Navajo Agency]] (AZ), [[Eastern Navajo Indian Agency (New Mexico)|Eastern Navajo Agency]] (NM), [[Western Navajo Indian Agency (Arizona)|Western Navajo Agency]], [[Fort Defiance Indian Agency|Fort Defiance Agency]], and [[Shiprock Indian Agency (New Mexico)|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. Typically, Chapters do not carry documents containing family history information, and most will refer you to the Navajo Nation offices. Many of the documents held at the agencies have also been transferred to National and Regional archives throughout the United States.<br> | ||
==== CONTACT ==== | ==== CONTACT ==== | ||
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Below is a Navajo Nation Public Service Map | Below is a Navajo Nation Public Service Map | ||
[[Image:Map of Navajo Nation Public Health Service.jpg|frame|center|450x375px]]<br> | [[Image:Map of Navajo Nation Public Health Service.jpg|frame|center|450x375px|Map of Navajo Nation Public Health Service.jpg]]<br> | ||
For a different and more detailed map with locations in Navajo, click: [http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Map_Lg.cfm Navajo Reservation Map]<br> | For a different and more detailed map with locations in Navajo, click: [http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Map_Lg.cfm Navajo Reservation Map]<br> | ||
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The [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/native-americans/1885-1940.html National Archives Microfilm Publication M595] has copies of the the Indian Census Rolls, containing about 692 rolls dealing with a large number of tribes in the United States. It is during this time that Indian Census Roll takers were given instructions to include an individual's Indian and English name. By 1902 instruction was given that families should be given the same surname and that they should translate Indian names into English if they were too difficult to pronounce or remember. If names were too "foolish, cumbersome or uncouth translations which would handicap a self-respecting person should not be tolerated," or derogatory nicknames were dropped and changed.<br><br>When searching Indian Census Rolls, be mindful that they are divided into one of four main agencies (Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, and some smaller ones), others can be found in other surrounding tribal census records (Apache, Hopi, Ute, Paiute, and etc).<br><br>Online verses Microfilm. Online Indian Census Rolls can be found at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1059 Ancestry.com] (a pay site), this has all the benefits of searching records from the comfort of home. At this point in time they only have a few Indian Census Rolls available for Navajo records. Searching microfilm at LDS Family History Libraries (free) can be more time consuming, but can provide more information which is left out by on-line sites. On-line sites only include the names of individuals and leave out a wealth of information at the beginning of the census rolls; which includes special instructions and procedures by the census taker and even census maps. | The [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/native-americans/1885-1940.html National Archives Microfilm Publication M595] has copies of the the Indian Census Rolls, containing about 692 rolls dealing with a large number of tribes in the United States. It is during this time that Indian Census Roll takers were given instructions to include an individual's Indian and English name. By 1902 instruction was given that families should be given the same surname and that they should translate Indian names into English if they were too difficult to pronounce or remember. If names were too "foolish, cumbersome or uncouth translations which would handicap a self-respecting person should not be tolerated," or derogatory nicknames were dropped and changed.<br><br>When searching Indian Census Rolls, be mindful that they are divided into one of four main agencies (Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, and some smaller ones), others can be found in other surrounding tribal census records (Apache, Hopi, Ute, Paiute, and etc).<br><br>Online verses Microfilm. Online Indian Census Rolls can be found at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1059 Ancestry.com] (a pay site), this has all the benefits of searching records from the comfort of home. At this point in time they only have a few Indian Census Rolls available for Navajo records. Searching microfilm at LDS Family History Libraries (free) can be more time consuming, but can provide more information which is left out by on-line sites. On-line sites only include the names of individuals and leave out a wealth of information at the beginning of the census rolls; which includes special instructions and procedures by the census taker and even census maps. | ||
*1930 Navajo Census Roll, Shiprock area, New Mexico, | *1930 Navajo Census Roll, Shiprock area, New Mexico,'''FHL film 496553 item 4''' | ||
==== U.S. POPULATION CENSUS ==== | ==== U.S. POPULATION CENSUS ==== | ||
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*Hoffman, Virginia. Navajo Biographies. '''FHL 970.3 N227h'''<br> | *Hoffman, Virginia. Navajo Biographies. '''FHL 970.3 N227h'''<br> | ||
==== Cemetery<br> ==== | ==== Cemetery<br> ==== | ||
*Bushman, Virgil and Nellie Bushman. Navajo Indian Cemetery Records and Some New Mexico Cemetery Records | *Bushman, Virgil and Nellie Bushman. Navajo Indian Cemetery Records and Some New Mexico Cemetery Records Online: and FHL 978.9 V3b | ||
*City of Winslow Historic Preservation Commission. Index of Winslow Indian Sanatorium Cemetery: from Navajo County death certificates published from 1933 through 1960. FHL CD ROM no. 7979 | *City of Winslow Historic Preservation Commission. Index of Winslow Indian Sanatorium Cemetery: from Navajo County death certificates published from 1933 through 1960. FHL CD ROM no. 7979 | ||
* | *United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Indians in the War: Burial of a Brave. FHL 970.1 Un3iw or film 824082 item 2<br> | ||
==== Census<br> ==== | ==== Census<br> ==== | ||
* Indian Census Rolls, Eastern Navajo, 1929-1935 Includes the following: 1929-1930: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah) 1931: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito,Canoncito,Ramah) with supplemental rolls for additions, births (1925-1931), deaths (1924-1931) 1932: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah) with supplemental rolls for births and deaths 1933: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah) with supplemental rolls for births (additions) 1934: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah, Danoff (formerly of Southern Navajo)) with supplemental rolls for births, additions, deaths 1935: Supplemental rolls for births and deaths (alphabetical by district) FHL films 575790-575795 | * Indian Census Rolls, Eastern Navajo, 1929-1935 Includes the following: 1929-1930: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah) 1931: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito,Canoncito,Ramah) with supplemental rolls for additions, births (1925-1931), deaths (1924-1931) 1932: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah) with supplemental rolls for births and deaths 1933: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah) with supplemental rolls for births (additions) 1934: Districts 1-3, District 4 (Puertecito, Canoncito, Ramah, Danoff (formerly of Southern Navajo)) with supplemental rolls for births, additions, deaths 1935: Supplemental rolls for births and deaths (alphabetical by district) FHL films 575790-575795 | ||
*Bowen, Jeff, 1932 Hopi and Navajo Native American Census: with birth and death rolls, 1925-1931.FHL 970.1 B675h V 1-2 <br><br> | *Bowen, Jeff, 1932 Hopi and Navajo Native American Census: with birth and death rolls, 1925-1931.FHL 970.1 B675h V 1-2 <br><br> | ||
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*Crane, Leo. ''Indians of the Enchanted Desert.'''''FHL 970.1 C85i''' or fiche 66088445 (6 fiche) | *Crane, Leo. ''Indians of the Enchanted Desert.'''''FHL 970.1 C85i''' or fiche 66088445 (6 fiche) | ||
*Forbes, Jack D. ''Apache, Navaho (sic) and Spaniard''. '''FHL 970.1 F744a'''<br> | *Forbes, Jack D. ''Apache, Navaho (sic) and Spaniard''. '''FHL 970.1 F744a'''<br> | ||
* Goodman, James M. ''The Navajo Atlas:'' environments, resources, people, and history of the Diné Bikeyah. '''FHL 970.3 N227g'''<br> | * Goodman, James M. ''The Navajo Atlas:'' environments, resources, people, and history of the Diné Bikeyah. '''FHL 970.3 N227g'''<br> | ||
*Iverson, Peter and Monty Roessel. ''Dine': A History of the Navajos''. | *Iverson, Peter and Monty Roessel. ''Dine': A History of the Navajos''. | ||
*James, George Wharton. ''The Indians of the Painted Desert Region: Hopis, Navahoes (sic) Wallapais, Havasupais.'' '''FHL 970.1 J233i'''<br> | *James, George Wharton. ''The Indians of the Painted Desert Region: Hopis, Navahoes (sic) Wallapais, Havasupais.'' '''FHL 970.1 J233i'''<br> | ||
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*Benedek, Emily. ''The Wind Won't Know Me: A History of the Navajo-Hopi Dispute''.<br> | *Benedek, Emily. ''The Wind Won't Know Me: A History of the Navajo-Hopi Dispute''.<br> | ||
==== Language<br> ==== | ==== Language<br> ==== | ||
*Young, Robert W. and William Morgan. ''The Navajo Language: a Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary''. '''FHL 497.2 Y86n''' <br> | *Young, Robert W. and William Morgan. ''The Navajo Language: a Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary''. '''FHL 497.2 Y86n''' <br> | ||
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*Denetdale, Jennifer. ''The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile''. | *Denetdale, Jennifer. ''The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile''. | ||
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* Moore, William Haas. Chief, Agents and Soldiers: Conflict on the Navajo Frontier 1868-1882. FHL 970.3 N227m | *Moqui and Navajo Reservations with Navajo extensions. National Archives: NA RG 75 no. 8782 tube no. 1243 '''FHL films 1665840 Index and FHL 1670769 item 22''' | ||
* Hughes, John T. Doniphan's expedition: containing an account of the conquest of New Mexico ; General Kearney's overland expedition to California ; Doniphan's campaign against the Navajos ; his unparalleled march upon Chihuahua and Durango ; and the operations of General Price at Santa Fe ; with a sketch of the life of Col. Doniphan. Digital images of original published: Cincinnati: J.A. & U.P. James, 1848. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE930888 | * | ||
*Thompson, Gerald. The Army and the Navajo. FHL 970.3 N227t | Summer, R.C. Map of Navajo Reservation. National Archives: Denver FRG RG 75 FRC 753242. '''FHL 1665840 index and 1670769 item 27'''<br> | ||
*Downey, Fairfax Davis and Jacques Noel Jacobsen. The Red / Bluecoats, the Indian Scouts, U.S. Army. FHL 970.1 D75r<br> | |||
==== Military ==== | |||
* Moore, William Haas. Chief, Agents and Soldiers: Conflict on the Navajo Frontier 1868-1882. FHL 970.3 N227m | |||
* Hughes, John T. Doniphan's expedition: containing an account of the conquest of New Mexico ; General Kearney's overland expedition to California ; Doniphan's campaign against the Navajos ; his unparalleled march upon Chihuahua and Durango ; and the operations of General Price at Santa Fe ; with a sketch of the life of Col. Doniphan. Digital images of original published: Cincinnati: J.A. & U.P. James, 1848. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE930888 | |||
*Thompson, Gerald. The Army and the Navajo. FHL 970.3 N227t | |||
*Downey, Fairfax Davis and Jacques Noel Jacobsen. The Red / Bluecoats, the Indian Scouts, U.S. Army. FHL 970.1 D75r<br> | |||
*United States Selective Service System. Arizona, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. FHL film (20) first film 1473300<br> | *United States Selective Service System. Arizona, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. FHL film (20) first film 1473300<br> | ||
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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''. | ||
==== Occupation | ==== Occupation==== | ||
*Navajo Stock Reduction Interviews of Dean Sundberg and Fern Charley OnLine: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1904602 | *Navajo Stock Reduction Interviews of Dean Sundberg and Fern Charley OnLine: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1904602 | ||
*Adair, John. The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths. FHL 970.3 N227aj | *Adair, John. The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths. FHL 970.3 N227aj | ||
* McClain, Sally. Navajo Weapon: The Navajo Code Talkers. FHL 970.3 N227ms | * McClain, Sally. Navajo Weapon: The Navajo Code Talkers. FHL 970.3 N227ms | ||
*Smith, Edward D. Range riding and Navajo stock reduction, (Oral History) O.H. 1155 Online: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1114720 <br> | *Smith, Edward D. Range riding and Navajo stock reduction, (Oral History) O.H. 1155 Online: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1114720 <br> | ||
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*Wagner, Sallie and Edward T. Hall. ''Wide Ruins: Memories from a Navajo Trading Post.'' | *Wagner, Sallie and Edward T. Hall. ''Wide Ruins: Memories from a Navajo Trading Post.'' | ||
=== Vital records | === Vital records === | ||
*Bowen, Jeff. Western Navajo Reservation: Navajo, Hopi and Paiute Indians, birth and death rolls, 1925-1933 FHL 970.3 N227bj | *Bowen, Jeff. Western Navajo Reservation: Navajo, Hopi and Paiute Indians, birth and death rolls, 1925-1933 FHL 970.3 N227bj | ||
*Tietjen, Gary (Elder and Sister). Vital records of the Eastern Navajos. Contents: Crownpoint Cemetery -- The Grants Cemetery -- The Rehoboth Cemetery -- The Smith Lake Cemetery -- The Thoreau Cemetery -- Obituaries of Eastern Navajos -- McKinley County death register, 1941-1961 -- Social security death records. FHL 970.3 N227tg<br><br> | *Tietjen, Gary (Elder and Sister). Vital records of the Eastern Navajos. Contents: Crownpoint Cemetery -- The Grants Cemetery -- The Rehoboth Cemetery -- The Smith Lake Cemetery -- The Thoreau Cemetery -- Obituaries of Eastern Navajos -- McKinley County death register, 1941-1961 -- Social security death records. FHL 970.3 N227tg<br><br> | ||
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*[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., | ||
*[http://ggsc.wnmu.edu/netc/traditions/24.html Navajo Clan and Extended Family Relationships]: Cultural Differences site<br> | *[http://ggsc.wnmu.edu/netc/traditions/24.html Navajo Clan and Extended Family Relationships]: Cultural Differences site<br> | ||
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[[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]] | ||