Navajo History
This is the traditional name the Navajo people call themselves.
What is Diné?
This is the current capital of the Navajo Nation.
What is Window Rock, Arizona?
This colorful art form is made with sand and is used in healing ceremonies.
What is the Kinaaldá ceremony?
These Navajo warriors helped win World War II using a secret code.
Who are the Navajo Code Talkers?
The Navajo Nation is the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. True or False?
What is True?
This 1864 event forced thousands of Navajos to walk hundreds of miles to a prison camp.
What is the Long Walk?
This stunning red rock valley is a popular tourist spot near Kayenta.
What is Monument Valley?
This ceremony celebrates a Navajo girl’s journey into womanhood.
What is the Kinaaldá ceremony?
This U.S. holiday honors the contributions of Native American veterans, including Navajo Code Talkers.
What is Veterans Day?
This kind of traditional animal is commonly herded by Navajo families.
What are sheep?
The treaty that allowed the Navajo to return to their homeland was signed in this year.
What is 1868?
The Four Corners Monument marks where the Navajo Nation meets these four U.S. states.
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado?
The Navajo Nation flag features this number of mountains, representing sacred directions.
What is four?
In 2001, the U.S. Congress awarded the Code Talkers this medal for their service.
What is the Congressional Gold Medal?
Navajo Nation time zone follows this U.S. time zone year-round (no Daylight Saving Time).
What is Mountain Standard Time (MST)?
This U.S. fort was where many Navajos were held during the Long Walk.
What is Fort Sumner (or Bosque Redondo)?
This famous canyon, sacred to the Navajo, is located in Arizona and is known for its spiritual importance.
What is Canyon de Chelly?
Traditional Navajo homes made of wood and earth are called this.
What is a hogan?
This famous Navajo Code Talker received a Silver Medal from President George W. Bush.
Who is Chester Nez?
This plant is used in traditional medicine and ceremonies by the Navajo.
What is sage (or cedar)?
This Navajo leader is known for helping negotiate the return of his people after the Long Walk.
Who is Chief Manuelito?
This river runs through the Navajo Nation and has been a source of life for generations.
What is the San Juan River?
The Navajo believe in harmony, balance, and beauty, which is expressed through this central concept.
What is Hózhó?
This Navajo woman was the first female president of the Navajo Nation (elected in 2023).
Who is Dr. Buu Nygren’s Vice President, Richelle Montoya?
The Navajo Nation has more land than these 10 U.S. states combined. Name one.
What is Rhode Island, Connecticut, or New Jersey (any small state)?