Federally recognized tribe within the Southwest United States
Native American reservation
Navajo Nation
Naabeehó Bináhásdzo(Navajo)
Native American reservation
Flag
Seal
Anthem: ("Dah Naatʼaʼí Sǫʼ bił Sinil"[1] and "Shí naashá" used for some occasions)
Location of the Navajo Nation. Checkerboard-area in lighter shade (see text)
Established
June 1, 1868 (Treaty)
Expansions
1878–2016
Chapter system
1922
Tribal Council
1923
Capital
Window Rock (Tségháhoodzání)
Subdivisions
5 Agencies
Chʼínílį́
Tónaneezdizí
Naatʼáaniinééz
Tséhootsooí
Tʼiistsʼózí
110 Chapters
Government
• Body
Navajo Nation Council
• President
Buu Nygren
• Vice President
Richelle Montoya
• Speaker
Crystalyne Curley
• Chief Justice
JoAnn Jayne
Area
• Total
27,413 sq mi (71,000 km2)
Population
(2020)[2]
• Total
165,158
• Density
6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
160,552 Native American 4,606 White
Time zone
MST/MDT
GDP
$12.8 billion (2018)
Website
www.navajo-nsn.gov
Navajo Woman at a waterfall c. 1920
The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland,[3] is a Native American reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. The seat of government is located in Window Rock, Arizona.
At roughly 17,544,500 acres (71,000 km2; 27,413 sq mi), the Navajo Nation has the largest land area held by a Native American tribe in the United States, exceeding that of ten U.S. states. It is one of the few reservations whose lands overlap the nation's traditional homelands.
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).[4] In 2020, the number of tribal members increased to 399,494,[5] surpassing the Cherokee Nation as the largest tribal group by enrollment.[6]
The U.S. gained ownership of what is today Navajoland in 1848 following the Mexican-American War. The reservation was first established in 1868 within New Mexico Territory, initially spanning roughly 3,300,000 acres (13,000 km2); it subsequently straddled what became the Arizona–New Mexico border in 1912, when the states were admitted to the union. Unlike many reservations in the U.S., it has since expanded several times since its formation, therefore reaching its current boundaries in 1934.
^"The Star-Spangled Banner (Navajo Lyrics) (National Anthem)" – via YouTube.
^National Congress of American Indians 2020 census
^"History". www.navajo-nsn.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^"Navajo Population Profile – 2010 U.S. Census" (PDF). Navajo Nation Government. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^Lonas, Lexi (May 22, 2021). "Navajo Nation becomes largest tribe in US after pandemic saw climb in enrollment". The Hill. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
^Romero, Simon (May 21, 2021). "Navajo Nation Becomes Largest Tribe in U.S. After Pandemic Enrollment Surge". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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