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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Navajo Nation Council Chamber
Center of government for Navajo Nation.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: South West Navajo Man
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "South West Navajo Man."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: South West Navajo Weaver
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "South West Navajo Weaver."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: South West Navajo Woman
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "South West Navajo Woman."
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art
Fully comprehensive site that dives into world myths and world cultures. View art that expresses mythological themes from various cultures around the world and learn about cultural similarities and differences. Key words for learning,...
PBS
Pbs: The War: Native Americans
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a brief biography of the last Crow war chief, hear his words, and see photographs of other Native Americans in World War II.
Other
Canyon De Chelly: The Long Walk
An interesting compilation of information about the Navajo Long Walk as told to the author by his Navajo grandparents. Good insight into Navajo culture.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Manuelito's Role as a Leader
Manuelito's role as a leader can be discovered through this lesson plan as well as the treaty between the Navajo in Fort Sumner and the United States. This lesson explores the traditional Navajo life with our modern world's ways of living.
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Gateway to the Classics: Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known
From the 1908 book "Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known" by Oliver Otis Howard is this story about Navajo Chief Manuelito. Gain insight into the Native American world, their craft, their lifestyle, and a great man.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Manuelito
Teachers will appreciate this lesson plan to help guide two or three lessons on the early life of Navajo War Chief Manuelito which utilizes cooperative learning as well as internet resources. Includes a focus and a plan for assessment.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Code Talker" by Joseph Bruchac
When Ned Begay hears that Navajos are being recruited for World War II, he jumps at the chance to join the Marine Corps, and finds himself brought into a secret program that uses Navajo language to send codes. Selected (7) reading...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Up Heartbreak Hill: Factors in a Successful College Experience Lesson Plan
In this lesson from POV, students will watch four video clips that provide glimpses into the lives of two high school seniors who live in New Mexico on the Navajo reservation. They will then analyze a current issue that Native Americans...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Balance
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on balance (symmetrical and asymmetrical) using "Wrist Guard" by Navajo. The animation shows the arrangement of the...
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Indigenous Peoples
Students can explore the cultures of various indigenous peoples around the world, e.g., the Maya of Guatemala, Amazon tribes, the Maori, the Navajo, and the Saami in Norway and Sweden. They will examine what it means to be indigenous and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Can You Crack the Code?
Students will conduct guided research on the Navajo code talkers and briefly discuss their impact on WWII. Students will also be introduced to other forms of cryptology and use number pattern skills to crack their own code and create a...
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Image of the Navajo Code Talkers Panel
Webcasts from the Library of Congress about women in military medicine, the Navajo Code Talker, Tuskegee Airmen, and others. Requires RealPlayer.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Diversity of Native American Groups
Look at the diversity in language, housing, government, and language among the Native American tribes that existed before the Europeans made contact. There is a brief discussion of the Navajo language and the use of Navajo code talkers...
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Uss Hornet Museum: Battle of Midway
Read some background of the war in the Pacific and details of the Battle of Midway that gravely damaged Japan's ability to strike back at U.S. naval targets.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charlie Willeto
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charlie Willeto is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his carving in the Navajo tradition.
Other
Chimayo Trading and Mercantile
Southwestern art and artists are featured at this Chimayo Trading and Mercantile site. "Paintings, Navajo rugs, Native American pottery, Kachinas, and Native American baskets" are all links found at the bottom of the page.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Johnson Antonio
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Johnson Antonio. Antonio was a Navajo artist who, through carving secular human figures, went against traditional Native American...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Code Talker Discussion Guide
This resource is a discussion guide for Joseph Bruchac's book, Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Navajo National Monument
Preserves three of the most intact cliff dwellings of the ancestral puebloan people (Hisatsinom).
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Chimayo Trading and Mercantile
Southwestern art and artists are featured at this Chimayo Trading and Mercantile site. "Paintings, Navajo rugs, Native American pottery, Kachinas, and Native American baskets" are all links found at the bottom of the page.
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