Tuba City ExtensionFRTEP - 1862 Navajo NationArizona Cooperative Extension will deliver Extension programs to the Western Agency of the Navajo Nation. The Western Agency is an administrative district of the Bureau of Indian Affairs that includes the western 15 Chapters (geographic and political subdivisions) of the Navajo Nation. The location for the Extension office will be in the Tuba City Chapter. The Navajo Nation will benefit greatly from enhanced access to the university through extension programs. Coordination and collaboration will take place |
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Tuba City Extension
Arizona Cooperative Extension will deliver Extension programs to the Western Agency of the Navajo Nation. The
Western Agency is an administrative district of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs that includes the western 15 Chapters (geographic and political
subdivisions) of the Navajo Nation. The location for the Extension office will be in the Tuba City Chapter. The Navajo Nation will benefit greatly from enhanced access to the university through extension programs. Coordination
and collaboration will take place
Grey Farrell, Jr.
Tuba City Cooperative Extension,
P.O. Box 1307,
Tuba City, AZ 86045
Quick Facts - The Navajo Nation
Consisting of 27,000 square miles in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, the Navajo Nation, geographically, is the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. The area of the reservation is greater that that of the states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont combined. The Navajo Nation claims approximately 298,000 enrolled members; it is the second largest tribe in population; over 173,000 Navajos live on the reservation. The population has increased 3.5 times from the 50,000 people who resided on the reservation in 1940.
The Navajo Nation and Extension Programs
The Navajo Nation and Extension Programs fact sheet provides background information about the Navajo Nation. It divides this information into two parts, the general setting and the history of extension on the reservation. Additional information is provided on the population, communities, language, education, and agriculture/ranching.
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The Navajo Nation and Extension Programs
This article gives and overview of extension programs on the Navajo Reservation. It covers the geographic, social, and economic setting, communities, language, education, and economic activities.
The Navajo Nation (Diné in Navajo language) includes everything important to the Navajo: the land, kinship, language, religion, and the right to govern them selves, known as tribal sovereignty.
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Conducting Research on the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation has developed a detailed research process; the
reservation actually has an Institutional Review Board (IRB), called
the Navajo Human Research Review Board.
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Research in Indian Country
A general overview of research in Indian country, with emphasis on tribes in Arizona.
Part A: Setting
Part B: History of Extension on Indian Country
Part C: Research on Tribal Lands
Part D: Process to Conduct Research
Part E: Examples of Variability in IRB Process
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FRTEP 20 Years of Excellence.ppt
Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) - 20 Years of Excellence!
The powerpoint presentation from the 2010 FRTEP Day at the 2010 IAC-INCA Conference in Las Vegas, NV, December 6, 2010 that hilghlights the work being done at our FRTEP offices across the country.
FRTEP 2010 - 20 Years of Excellence!
Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) - 20 Years of Excellence!
The powerpoint presentation from the 2010 FRTEP Day at the 2010 IAC-INCA Conference in Las Vegas, NV, December 6, 2010 that hilghlights the work being done at our FRTEP offices across the country.
