Navajo

(proper noun)

A member of the Navajo people, currently the largest Native American tribe in North America.

Related Terms

  • xeriscaping
  • Pueblo
  • Anasazi

Examples of Navajo in the following topics:

  • Art and Architecture of the Southwest Cultures

    • Prior to European invasion of North America, the region of the Southwest was dominated by the Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, Hopi, and Zuni peoples, among others.
    • In the 1850s, the Navajos adopted silversmithing from the Mexicans.
    • Atsidi Sani (Old Smith) was the first Navajo silversmith, and the technology quickly spread to surrounding tribes.
    • Sandpainting is an aspect of Navajo healing ceremonies that inspired an art form.
    • The Navajo are well-known today for their use of turquoise in jewelry.
  • The Southwest

    • Additionally, the Navajo and Apache peoples emigrated from Northern Canada to the Southwest sometime after 1000 CE.
    • Art in the Navajo culture is traditionally gender-based.
    • Describe the Anasazi, Hopi, Navajo, and Hohokam cultures of the American Southwest.
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