The Navajo, who call themselves Dine ("The People"), are the
largest Native American group in North America. Their tales of
emergence and migration are similar to other Southwestern tribes
such as the Hopi (with whom they have a long running rivalry).
Navajo ceremonies such as the Nightway and the Mountain Chant
are renowned for their beautiful liturgy. The Navajo are the
largest single federally recognized tribe of the United States
of America. The Navajo Nation has 300,048 enrolled tribal
members. The Navajo Nation constitutes an independent
governmental body which manages the Navajo Indian reservation in
the Four Corners area of the United States. The Navajo language
is spoken throughout the region, although most Navajo speak
English as well. The Nation's boundaries about the Ute Nation at
the Four Corners Monument landmark and stretch across the
Colorado Plateau into Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. Located
within the Navajo Nation are Canyon de Chelly National Monument,
Monument Valley, Rainbow Bridge Nati