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Tom Ganado

Tom Ganado, head-and-shoulders portrait.

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Maneulito family

 
Photograph shows (seated in center) Juanita Manuelito, wife of Navajo leader Maneulito, with two daughters and three grandchildren. At left: Shizie Manuelito and her daughter. At right: Ahkinbah Manuelito, her daughter, and a boy, probably George Manuelito. (Source for portrait identifications and photographer attribution: J. Denetdale, 2004)
 

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Navajo Lifestyle

Generally speaking, Navajos do not live in villages. Their traditions did not dictate this necessity, as is common with other Native American societies. They have always banded together in small groups, often near a source of water. Their wide dispersion across the reservation is due in part to the limited amount of grazing land, and […]

Navajo Nation: History - The People

Anthropologists believe the Navajos probably arrived in the Southwest between 800 and 1,000 years ago, crossing the Bering Strait land bridge and traveling south. The Navajo people call themselves Dine’, literally meaning “The People.” The Dine’ speak about their arrival on the earth as a part of their story on the creation.
The Navajo are believed […]

Navajo sculpture and Silversmith Harry Benally

This was our first trip to meet the Navajo Artists and Weavers. We meant 5 Navajos in a church in Sheep Springs, NM.
After the meeting Harry and Isabelle Benally took us to their home down a 6 mile dirt rode east of SheepsSprings.

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Harry Carving

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