A popular but very distorted claim is that there is a large number of words for ‘snow’ inInuit. This has come to be called (frustratingly, as it uses a word for the Inuit now considered pejorative) “the great Eskimo vocabulary hoax.” The claim has been repeated over and over, ever...
The Navajo word kéyah means “land” in English. In an earlier post, I described the Four Corners area of the Southwest U.S. The Navajo and Hopi Nations are described in Navajo using the word bikéyah. Today, Navajoland is considered the largest tribal nation in the U.S., in terms ...
Navajo definition: a member of the most populous nation of the southern division of Athabascan Native Americans, located in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, and now constituting the largest tribal group in the United States.. See examples of NAVAJO used in
2024 For over a century, natural resources like oil, coal, and uranium extracted from Navajo land have powered the American West, yet approximately one-third of the Navajo Nation, roughly 13,500 families, live without power. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024 Most of his 11 siblings...
"The distinctive thing about the Navajos in general is they don't have a separate word for religion or faith ... Parish embraces Navajo spirituality, culture The now-senior Navajos relate how they were sent to basic training--an experience described as "not too bad" because, as Commanding...
During WWII, Navajo Native Americans made up a code based on words in their language that resembled the military terms they were describing, such as iron fish for submarine. Here well match the code word back to its original term.
We want to get the word out that our location is not closing due to the bankruptcy, we are out of bankruptcy and positively moving forward. Read More Reason for Branch removal After hearing President Buu Nygren’s press release against Ethel Branch’s dismissal as the Navajo Nation attorney...
The first scientific focus ofNASA’s Perseverance rover is a rock named “Máaz” – the Navajo word for “Mars.” The rover’s team, in collaboration with the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, has been naming features of scientific interest with...
Raising sheep is a way of life for many people in Navajo Nation, but a host of factors threaten that livelihood.