navajos , whose cultural home is on the higher mesas of arizona near the utah border , didnt have much of a history in southern arizona , though many were boarded in town to attend high school and college and certainly found work here ; it seems that the oodham , who are intimately tied to the local history , never wove their baskets in any store windows , though they have an equally compelling art ; i suppose the answer is that navajos were a novelty and put on a good show .