Named Groups

Navajo People

Southern Athabaskan-speaking Native American people generally associated with the Southwestern states. Navajo Nation is the largest Native American territory in the United States.

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Abstract

Southern Athabaskan-speaking Native American people generally associated with the Southwestern states. Navajo Nation is the largest Native American territory in the United States.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Dine Navajo
  • Naabeeho People
  • Navaho People
  • Navajo Dine
  • Navajo Indians
  • Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
  • Dine, Navajo
  • Indian, Navajo
  • Naabeeho Peoples
  • Navaho Peoples
  • Navajo Indian
  • Navajo Peoples
  • Navajo, Dine

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, ethnology, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Indians, North American (1963-2022)

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  1. M01w.270.968w.500.600w.531w
  2. M01w.686.477w.250.600w.531w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Navajo People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094684. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094684
  2. Navajo People. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo
  3. Navajo People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108266