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Title: Native Americans: Navajo
Description: These sites focus on Navajo Indians and their Hogan homes. The sites discuss the Navajo people, their culture, and their history.
Grade Level: 3, 4
Resource Links: Dine(Navajo) Homepage
This Navajo page contains links to several Navajo works of literature. NOTE: This site contains sponsored ads.

Living in the Navajo Past
This page has lots of information on the history and culture of the Navajo people. You can also find information on the Navajo government and pictures of their flag and seal. The link for Navajo Language has audio so you can hear the language.

Navajo Hogan
This page teaches about the Navajo hogan. On the page you will find a thorough description of the establishments as well as a few pictures.

Navajo Rugs
This page introduces Navajo art and Navajo rugs. The site has numerous pictures of contemporary and historic Navajo art. Click on "Historic Navajo Textiles" for older rugs.

Navajo Sand Painting Textiles
Information about this type of art and some real examples.

Explore the Navajo Nation
This site has lots of information about the Navajo tribe. Includes the people, art, language, and more.

Navajo Indians
This site was created by students and has information about the Navajo.

PBS: The Navajo's Ancient Roots
This site has in-depth information about the history of the Navajo Nation and many images.

PBS: Storytellers
Read or listen to the story "The Five Sacred Medicines," as told by Hoskie Benally, a Dine (Navajo) spiritual leader. This site also has more information about the Navajo language, and a map.

The Navajo Nation: History
This site has lots of information about the Navajo Nation, including its history, government, and flag. Included is a section about Navajo code talkers

Education Standards: MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3, 5, 6, 7


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Reviewed December 7, 2004.

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