Diné

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Diné is the self-designation of the Navajo people, one of the largest Indigenous nations in the United States with a rich cultural, linguistic, and spiritual heritage centered in the American Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American nation
sovereign Indigenous nation
alsoKnownAs Navajo
linked to: Navajo people
artForm ceremonial dance
storytelling
traditional songs
ceremonialPractice Blessingway ceremony
Nightway ceremony
chantway ceremonies
ceremonialSpecialist medicine person
contemporaryIssues environmental justice
land rights
language revitalization
water rights
contributedTo World War II Navajo Code Talkers
linked to: Navajo Code Talkers
coreConcept Hózhó (balance, beauty, harmony)
culturalRegion Colorado Plateau
Southwestern United States
forciblyRelocatedTo Bosque Redondo
governingBody Navajo Nation government
linked to: Navajo Nation
governingBodySeat Window Rock, Arizona
hasConstitutionalGovernment true
hasJudicialSystem Navajo Nation courts
hasPoliceForce Navajo Nation Police
historicalEventExperienced Long Walk of the Navajo
knownFor Navajo weaving
complex ceremonial system
sandpainting
silver and turquoise jewelry
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
Na-Dene language family
linked to: Na-Dene
largestReservationIn United States
locatedInCountry United States
populationApprox hundreds of thousands
practicedReligion Christianity
primaryHomeland American Southwest
Four Corners region
primaryReligion traditional Diné spirituality
primaryStates Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
sacredDirection east
north
south
west
sacredMountainRegion Blanca Peak area
linked to: Blanca Peak

Hesperus Mountain area
Mount Taylor area
San Francisco Peaks area
linked to: San Francisco Peaks
selfDesignationOf Navajo people
spiritualTradition Hózhó philosophy
traditionalBelief emphasis on harmony with nature
sacred mountains surrounding homeland
traditionalEconomy farming
sheep herding
silverwork
weaving
traditionalHousing hogans
traditionalLanguage Diné Bizaad
Navajo language
treaty Treaty of 1868
treatyEffect return to portion of homeland

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Navajo common law legalSystemOf Diné people
linked to: Diné
Navajo Wars opponent Diné (Navajo Nation)
linked to: Diné
Treaty of 1868 tribeInvolved Diné (Navajo) people
linked to: Diné
Navajo Parks and Recreation Department ethnicGroupServed Diné people
linked to: Diné
Teec Nos Pos, Arizona hasCulturalAffiliation Diné (Navajo) culture
linked to: Diné
Shiprock, New Mexico locatedInIndigenousTerritory Diné Bikéyah
linked to: Diné
Navajo homeland (Diné Bikéyah) hasNameInNavajo Diné Bikéyah
linked to: Diné
Navajo creation narratives relatedConcept Diné Bahaneʼ
linked to: Diné
Navajo peacemaking practicedBy Diné people
linked to: Diné
Athabascan peoples hasAlternativeName Diné peoples
linked to: Diné
Navajo Nation Museum indigenousGroupServed Diné (Navajo)
linked to: Diné
Navajo Nation Fair ethnicGroupFeatured Diné people
linked to: Diné
Agassiz Peak isSacredTo Navajo (Diné)
linked to: Diné
Joe Leaphorn (Dark Winds) tribalAffiliation Diné (Navajo)
subject linked to: Joe Leaphorn in Dark Winds
linked to: Diné