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Navajos


(NAV-uh-hohz, NAH-vuh-hohz) A tribe of Native Americans, the most numerous in the United States. The Navajos have reservations in the Southwest.	1
‡ The Navajos were forced to move by United States troops under Kit Carson in 1864. They call the march, on which many died, the Long Walk.	2
‡ Today, they are known for their houses, called hogans, made of logs and earth; for their work as ranchers and shepherds; and for their skill in weaving distinctive blankets and fashioning turquoise and silver jewelry.	3

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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