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List Of Navajo Nation Chapters
This is a list of Chapters of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is divided up geographically into Chapter (Navajo Nation), Chapters which are similar in function to municipality, municipalities. Chapters are subdivisions of Agencies which are similar in function to County (United_States), counties. Chapter officials operating out of a Chapter house (Navajo Nation), Chapter House register voters who may then vote to elect Delegates for the Navajo Nation Council or the President of the Navajo Nation. The following table contains chapter names, chapter names in Navajo language, Navajo, a rough literal English translation, population, and land area estimates. Notes References {{Authority control Navajo Nation, Navajo history American Indian reservations in Arizona American Indian reservations in Colorado American Indian reservations in New Mexico American Indian reservations in Utah States and territories established in 1868 1868 establishments in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native American reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah; at roughly , the Navajo Nation is the largest land area held by a Native American tribe in the U.S., exceeding ten U.S. states. In 2010, the reservation was home to 173,667 out of 332,129 Navajo tribal members; the remaining 158,462 tribal members lived outside the reservation, in urban areas (26 percent), border towns (10 percent), and elsewhere in the U.S. (17 percent). The seat of government is located in Window Rock, Arizona. The United States gained ownership of this territory in 1848 after acquiring it in the Mexican-American War. The reservation was within New Mexico Territory and straddled what became the Arizona-New Mexico border in 1912, when the states were admitted to the union. Unlike many reservations, it has expanded several times since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
