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AREA HISTORY 9
American Indian Nations
Navajo
928-810-8501 NavajoLandTourism
www.discovernavajo.com
PO Box 663, Window Rock, AZ
Centuries before Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas, Navajos were already settled in the Four Corners area of the Colorado Plateau. It isn’t known exactly when
the Navajo people entered the southwest, but the Navajo traditionally teach that their people came into Colorado
and New Mexico after traveling through several worlds underneath this one. Their skills in agriculture and livestock produced a thriving economy. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought conflict in 1848, and they ended up at Fort Sumner. In 1868 they were moved to a reservation one-fourth the size of their ancestral land. Today they’re thriving and enjoying numerous opportunities to maintain and cultivate their cultural identity.
Hopi
928-734-3202
www.hopi-nsn.gov
Native Americans generally agree the Hopi Indians are the oldest inhabitants of North America. Hopi trace their history in Arizona back two millenniums. In 1540 the first Europeans arrived, and found the Hopi peaceful and very prosperous agriculturally. The Spanish brought horses, vegetables, and new fruits. Sadly, they also brought smallpox, which decreased the Hopi population.
To fight against the oppression they faced, they joined the Rio Grande Pueblos in the Pueblo Rebellion of 1680 and drove the Spanish back into Mexico. After some land disputes with the Navajo Nation, the Hopi have dwelled on their land for decades and are holding onto their traditions and lasting culture.
Havasupai
928-448-2121 HavasupaiTourism
theofficialhavasupaitribe.com
PO Box 10, Supai, AZ
In the canyon of Havasu Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River, some 450 Havasupai Indians (the “people of the blue-green water”) live a secluded life. They’re mainly dependent on tourist trade and their modest agriculture. For over 1,000 years the Havasupai have lived in the Grand Canyon, practicing irrigated farming during the summer months and hunting on the plateaus during the winter. In this breathtaking valley, the Havasu creek has created several waterfalls and carved out basins in the travertine rock, which form attractive bathing pools. Tourism brings in more than 12,000 visitors a year.
Havasupai Falls
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AREA HISTORY