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[5] As the effects of the federal government's Indian termination policy reached the Navajo Nation in the 1950s, [8] the paper's funding was withdrawn by the BIA. Ádahooníłígíí ceased publication in 1957. Shortly thereafter, the Navajo Times – written in English – began publication. It continues as the Navajo Nation's main print ...
Press room of The Tomahawk, White Earth Indian Reservation, 1903. This list of Indigenous newspapers in North America is a dynamic list of newspapers and newsletters edited and/or founded by Native Americans and First Nations and other Indigenous people living in North America.
Hasbidito Creek – from a Navajo phrase meaning "dove spring". [9] Kinnikinick Lake; Lake Bekihatso – from the Navajo phrase be'e k'id hatsoh, meaning "big pond". [10] Segetoa Spring – from the Navajo phrase tsiyi't ohi, meaning "spring in the forest". [11] Setsiltso Spring – from the Navajo phrase chech'il tsoh, meaning "big oak". [11]
Beatien Yazz (May 29, 1929 – June 20, 2021), also called Jimmy Toddy, was a Navajo American painter and teacher born near Wide Ruins, Arizona. [2] He exhibited his work around the world [2] and is known for his paintings of animals and people and for his children's book illustrations.
Manuelito is the diminutive form of the name Manuel, the Iberian variant of the name Immanuel; Manuelito translates to Little Immanuel. He was born to the Bit'ahnii or ″Folded Arms People Clan″, [1] near the Bears Ears in southeastern Utah about 1818. As many Navajo, he was known by different names depending upon context.
Little is known of Atsidi Sani. However, it is known that he was born near Wheatfields, Arizona, c. 1830 as part of the Dibelizhini (Black Sheep) clan. [1] [2] He was known by many names, but to his people, he was known as Atsidi Sani, which translates to "Old Smith," and to the Mexicans he was known as Herrero, which means "Iron Worker."
The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions of Colorado whose names are derived from Native American languages. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
[5] [6] Additionally, non-Native census takers introduced the idea of Blood Quantum, a concept previously foreign to the tribal communities. [7] Those recording this percentage of ancestry wrote down an estimation, based on physical appearance and personal opinion if the individual was present.