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Diné (Navajo)
	Title	Center for Diné Teacher Education
	Description	This site describes the teacher training program in bilingual, bicultural Navajo-English education provided by Diné College. In addition to program information, the web site contains a web exhibit on "Navajo Perspectives on No Child Left Behind"; a collection of audio files of Navajo children's stories; and information on the Diné Language Association. This resource would be of interest to anyone investigating Navajo language preservation and education.
	Language	English, Navajo/Diné
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://cdte.dinecollege.edu/
	Title	Colorado River Indian Tribes
	Description	The Colorado River Indian Tribes' official web site provides anoverview of Tribal government, departments, services, businesses and tourist attractions. It also contains news and information, including issues of the CRIT Tribal newspaper, the Manataba Messenger.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Official tribal web site
	Link	http://www.critonline.com/
	Title	Diné Education Web
	Description	"Diné Education Web" is a project of the San Juan School District in Blanding, Utah. The site contains Navajo-English curricula, a number of activities on Navajo culture and lifestyles, and also provides Navajo-English lesson plans. Navajo fonts are also available. Though clearly intended for Navajo-English bilingual K-12 programs, this site may be of interest to others interested in Diné education.
	Language	English, Navajo/Diné
	Resource Type	Syllabus/lesson plan
	Link	http://dine.sanjuan.k12.ut.us/index.html
	Title	Fort Sumner State Monument
	Description	The Fort Sumner State Monument is at the center of a million-acre reservation known as Bosque Redondo. This is the site to which more than 9,000 Navajo and Mescalero Apache people were relocated in the years 1863-1868. The web site provides an outline of the history of Bosque Redondo and general information about visiting the State Monument.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nmmonuments.org/about.php?_instid=SUMN
	Title	Historic Documents Related to the Navajo treaty of 1868
	Description	This is a great selection of transcribed historical documents relating to the Navajo Treaty of 1868 and the Long Walk. The site includes council proceedings, a status report from 1864, the Treaty itself and maps. Particularly interesting is a letter from Lieutenant George Pettis to his wife. It was February 1864 and he talks about the hardships at Fort Sumner and of the march there. An essential collection of documents for anyone interested in this period.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://reta.nmsu.edu/modules/longwalk/lesson/document/defaul
	Title	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
	Description	The National Park Service official web site for the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site contains the usual information provided by NPS, such as visiting hours, directions, and some background information. The site also contains, however, an administrative history of the park (in the "History and Culture" section), a more in-depth history (in the "In Depth" section), and management documents (including information on caring for Navajo textiles, in the "Management Documents" section).
	Language	English
	Resource Type	National/state park or heritage site
	Link	http://www.nps.gov/hutr/
	Title	Lapahie.com Portal to Navajo Intranet
	Description	Lapahie.com is the personal site of Harrison Lapahie, Jr. The site provides information on Navajo culture and history, Lapahie's family, and also seves as a portal to Navajo-related resources. This site is updated frequently, making it a good source for links; however, the graphics may make it slow to load.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Personal web site
	Link	http://www.lapahie.com
	Title	Living in Balance: the Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
	Description	The culture and cultural perspectives of four Native American peoples of the Southwest are the focus of this exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, which opened May 20, 1995. Specifically, it examines the sacred and cultural connection that the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache have with their environment. It features an Apache tipi, a Navajo hooghan framework, an illuminated walk-in sky theater, and more than 300 objects from the Museum's extensive archaeological and ethnographic Southwest collections. The online exhibit provides some photographs of items on display as well as background information
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Online exhibit, Museum
	Link	http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/galleries/southwes
	Title	Native Net Navajo-Hopi “land dispute” articles from NATIVE-L
	Description	This page provides links to articles that “relate to the difficulties that have been ongoing” in the area jointly occupied by Hopi and Navajo peoples. These articles reside within the NATIVE-L mailing list archives. Since Native-L does not take a position on the nature of the dispute between parties involved, these articles provide various perspectives concerning the Navajo-Hopi “land dispute”.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Message board/online meeting
	Link	http://nativenet.uthscsa.edu/archive/nl/navajo-hopi.html
	Title	Navajo Code Talkers Dictionary
	Description	This gloss of Navajo words used by the Windtalkers during WWII was organized by the Navy Historical Center as a section on their website devoted to Native American participation in the US military. The gloss includes the English meaning, Navajo pronunciation and literal translation.
	Language	English, Navajo/Diné
	Resource Type	State/federal agency
	Link	http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-4.htm
	Title	Navajo Code Talkers: A Select Bibliography
	Description	This bibliography, provided by the US Naval Historical Center, contains references relating to the Navajo code talkers of World War II. Although missing many more recent resources, the site provides references to many useful sources on the Windtalkers project.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Bibliography, State/federal agency
	Link	http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq12-1.htm
	Title	Navajo Code Talkers: World War II Fact Sheet
	Description	This brief essay, researched by Alexander Molnar Jr., U.S. Marine Corps/U.S. Army (Ret.) and prepared by the Navy & Marine Corps WWII Commemorative Committee, provides information about the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII. Though brief, it is a good starting point for researchers interested in the code talkers.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	State/federal agency
	Link	http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-2.htm
	Title	Navajo Nation Archaeology Department-NAU
	Description	Though not updated very often, this site provides contact information for the Navajo Nation Archaeology Department (NNAD) at NAU and some background information about their student training programs. As of this writing, however, many of the site's links are broken.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Official tribal web site
	Link	http://www4.nau.edu/nnad/
	Title	Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board conference
	Description	This web site describes a conference hosted by the Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board. The conference is geared towards those conducting medical research, but may be of interest to other researchers as well. Of particular interest is a link to the Navajo Nation Human Research Code (http://www.nnhrrb.navajo.org/pdf/NNHumanResearchCode.pdf), which sets forth the conditions and review process for researchers wishing to work with human subjects on the Navajo Nation.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research aid, Official tribal web site
	Link	http://www.nnhrrb.navajo.org
	Title	Of stone and stories: pueblitos of Dinétah
	Description	"Of stone and stories" is the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) online exhibit on the Dinétah. Dinétah, located in northwest New Mexico, is known as the Navajo ancestral homeland and is currently located on BLM land. The online exhibit provides a Navajo history, information about both the early and more modern archaeology conducted in this region, a general Dinétah timeline, and many images of the landscape and material culture of Dinétah.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Online exhibit
	Link	http://www.nm.blm.gov/features/dinetah/dinetah_splash.html
	Title	Official Website of the Navajo Nation
	Description	This is the official website of the Navajo Nation. It contains information about current Diné tribal government and politics, as well as contact information for a number of tribal officials. The site is a good source information about current events within the tribe; however, it is clearly aimed at tribal members rather than outside researchers.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Official tribal web site
	Link	http://www.navajo.org/
	Title	The Navajo Times Online
	Description	“The Navajo Times Online” is the online version of the newspaper of the Navajo people. The newspaper offers news and information of interest in the Navajo community and Window Rock, Arizona. The paper is published weekly, and the site provides access to current news as well as featured stories from previous weeks.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Newspaper/magazine
	Link	http://www.thenavajotimes.com/
	Title	The Navajo-Hopi Observer
	Description	This online newspaper serves the Navajo and Hopi reservations. It is a weekly, published every Wednesday; however the online edition is updated daily.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Newspaper/magazine
	Link	http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/
	Title	Words & Place: Native Literature from the American Southwest
	Description	"Words and Place" provides online access to videos about Native American Southwestern songs and stories. Each program presents one American Indian singer, storyteller or author performing from his/her repertoire in a natural setting in the community. These videos were created for instructional use and have been used in classrooms around the country. The videotapes were produced at the University of Arizona in cooperation with KUAT-TV and funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
	Language	English, Navajo/Diné, Hopi, Keresan, Apache, Yaqui
	Resource Type	Online exhibit, Academic program
	Link	http://wordsandplace.arizona.edu/