Navajo
ethnic group in North America
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Summary
Navajo is an ethnic group[1]. Navajo ranks in the top 1% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,151 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[3], Native American Church[4], animism[5]
- Subclass of: Native Americans in the United States[6], Apache[7]
- Commons category: Navajo[8]
- Official website: http://www.navajo-nsn.gov/index.htm[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Navajo[10], Category:Navajo people[11]
- Population: 311,000[12]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], The New Student's Reference Work[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Different from: Navajo[18], Navajo Nation[19]
- Language used: Navajo[20], English[21], Plains Indian Sign Language[22]
- Significant person: Gordon Macgregor[23]
- Has works in the collection: Art Institute of Chicago[24], Autry Museum of the American West[25]
- Related category: Category:Navajo people[26]
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Influence
Things named for Navajo include Navajo County[27], a county of Arizona[28], in United States[29], founded in 1895[30] and Navajo-Churro sheep[31], a sheep breed[32].
Why It Matters
Navajo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Navajo is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for Navajo include Navajo County[27], a county of Arizona[28], in United States[29], founded in 1895[30] and Navajo-Churro sheep[31], a sheep breed[32].