 | |
 Manuelito (Navajo, 1818–1893), a chief during the Long Walk | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 399,494 enrolled tribal members[1] (2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Navajo Nation, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, California) 700 Residents of Canada identified as having Navajo ancestry in the 2016 Canadian Census.[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Navajo, Plains Indian Sign Language (Navajo Sign Language), English, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous Religion, Native American Church, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Apachean (Southern Athabascan) peoples, Dene (Northern Athabascan) peoples |
| People | Diné |
|---|---|
| Language | Diné Bizaad, Hand Talk |
| Country | Dinétah |
The Navajo[a] or Diné, are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494[1] enrolled tribal members as of 2021[update],[1][4] the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States; additionally, the Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the country. The reservation straddles the Four Corners region and covers more than 27,325 square miles (70,770 square kilometers) of land in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The Navajo Reservation is slightly larger than the state of West Virginia. The Navajo language is spoken throughout the region, and most Navajo also speak English.
The states with the largest Navajo populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (108,305). More than three quarters of the enrolled Navajo population resides in these two states.[5]
Besides being enrolled in the Navajo Nation, some Navajo people are citizens of the federally recognized Colorado River Indian Tribes.
- ^ a b c Becenti, Arlyssa. Diné enrolled population increases to 399,494 Archived 2021-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, Navajo Times, 26 April 2021
- ^ "Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca/. Statistics Canada. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
- ^ "Arizona's Native American Tribes: Navajo Nation", Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine University of Arizona, Tucson Economic Development Research Program (retrieved: 19 January 2011)
- ^ American Factfinder, United States Census Bureau
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