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Canyon de Chelly National Monument (/ d ə ˈ ʃ eɪ / də-SHAY) was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona , it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region.
The Thunderbird Lodge. The Thunderbird Lodge is a historic motel in Chinle, Arizona.The only lodging facility within Canyon de Chelly National Monument, a national monument established in 1931, it has grown out of an old trading post built in 1896, the Thunderbird Lodge Trading Post.
CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Commercial air tours will soon be prohibited over Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona under a plan approved this week by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service.
The monument was established in 1931 primarily to preserve the archaeological sites and record of ancient human history. Canyon de Chelly is unique among the National Park Service units because the park is located entirely on Navajo tribal land, and it has a residential community in the canyon.
Navajo woman and child, c. 1880–1910 Navajo girl Canyon de Chelly, (1941) Ansel Adams A Navajo man on horseback in Monument Valley On the 2010 census 166,826 residents identified as Navajo or other Native American, 3,249 as White/European American, 401 Asian or Pacific Islanders, 208 African American, and the remainder identify as some other ...
The Totem Pole is a pillar or rock spire found in Monument Valley. [3] It is a highly eroded remnant of a butte.. Deserts at the end of the Permian period, 260 million years ago, formed the De Chelly and Wingate Sandstones that make up the buttes, totems, and mesas in Monument Valley.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument: Navajo Nation: Apache: Northeast: Archaeology: Ancient pueblo ruin and museum with artifacts Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Coolidge: Pinal: Phoenix area: Multiple: Includes ruins of multiple Hohokam structures built in the 13th century, visitor center exhibits about the Hohokam and artifacts Casa ...
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