Monument Valley Navajo National Tribal Park

The Navajo Nation is Native American-governed territory 27,425 square miles, occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and... more

by Bob and Nadine Johnston

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Monument Valley Navajo National Tribal Park

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Bob and Nadine Johnston

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The Navajo Nation is Native American-governed territory 27,425 square miles, occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico. It is the largest land area assigned to a Native American jurisdiction within the United States.
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The area is by far the largest Indian reservation in the United States; it is nearly the same size as the state of West Virginia.
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Situated within the Navajo Nation are Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Monument Valley, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, and the Shiprock landmark. The eastern portion of the reservation, in New Mexico, is popularly called the "Checkerboard" because Navajo lands are mingled with fee lands, owned by both Navajos and non-Navajos, and federal and state lands under various jurisdictions. Three large non-contiguous sections entirely surrounded by New Mexico are also under Navajo jurisdiction: the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation, the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation, and the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation. The Tribal Trust lands have no private land ownerships, and all Tribal Trust land is owned in common and administered by the Nation's government. On the other hand, BIA Indian Allotment lands are privately owned by the heirs and generations of the original BIA Indian Allotee to whom it was issued. With Tribal Trust lands, leases are made both to customary land users (for homesites, grazing, and other uses) and organizations, which may include BIA and other federal agencies, churches and other religious organizations, as well as private or commercial businesses..............

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April 11th, 2013