The NAVAJO NATION is the largest Native American reservation in the USA. The reservation spans 25,000 square miles in Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern Utah. The area boasts awe-inspiring views of distant mesas, expansive plateaus, and towering mountains. A visit to the Navajo Nation provides a journey of wonder as well as historical significance. The Navajo people straddle both traditional and modern worlds.They have a live and active traditional culture; many still practice their arts of weaving and silversmithy, speak the Dine language, raise sheep, and live in round earthen hogans. Yet the Navajo are also a modern nation, running their own schools, hospitals, college, and police force.
SAGE OFFERS an in-depth look into these two worlds. Visit Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation, and meet elected representatives of the Navajo Tribal Council. Examine the painful history of the Navajo people forced onto the 'Long Walk.' Camp under the stars in Canyon de Chelly as you listen to the stories of your Navajo guide. Visit a Navajo school and tutor local youth. Visit the historic Hubble Trading Post to learn how Navajo oral history is woven into their exquisite rugs. Spend the night in a traditional Navajo hogan with a dirt floor and no running water or electricity and observe a traditional Navajo healing ceremony. As an optional excursion, drive to the adjacent Hopi Nation and visit Old Oraibi, the longest continuous settlement in North America and meet with Hopi elders.
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