Navajo
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah
There has been disagreement among scholars regarding when the ancient ancestors of the Navajo (or Navaho) migrated to North America. Some believe that they came in a relatively recent migration across the Bering Strait, about three thousand years ago. The linguistic designation of the main group is Na-Dene. This grouping contains several subgroups, the largest of which is Athapaskan. These hunting and gathering peoples, who once occupied Alaska and northwestern Canada, also began moving south. How and why the Athapaskans migrated into the Southwest is still a matter of discussion among...
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