About The Navajo

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        The Navajo Native Americans are very interesting people. They lived in the Southwest near the present day four corners. The Navajo tribe didn't start out living in the Southwest United States, they first lived in Canada. During the ice age they traveled from Canada to the Southwest.
       The Navajo Native Americans were nomadic people. That means that they were a kind of nation that traveled with their food. Some foods they ate were, fried bread, corn, which was their staple food, potatoes, celery, squash, onions, sheep, mutton, deer,  antelope, goats, and bison. That sounds like it would be a delicious feast.
      Something really cool about the Navajo people is that, they call themselves the Dine. Dine means "The People." Another cool fact about the Navajo is that they have no religion. Some people are christian, some are jewish, there is a never ending list of religions. The Navajo believe in Sky Father and Mother Nature.
     The climate in the Southwest, which is where they live changes greatly in the periods of summer and winter. Summers in the Southwest are very arid. The winters there are horrible, it is cold and the land is really dry. Something about the Navajo that you probably don't know is that the people in the Navajo nation inhabit 15 million acres of land alone.
       Navajo people were hunters, gatherers, and farmers. As farmers they used irrigation. Irrigation is when you dig tunnels through the ground so water can flow through and keep  your crops healthy. The Navajo people don't live like they have in the past. Today, Navajo people are just like you, they eat, sleep, and bathe.