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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
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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Conducting Research on the San Carlos Apache Reservation
Conducting research on Native American Reservation lands demands a
unique protocol that prospective researchers need to understand and
respect in order to proceed in an ethical and culturally sensitive
manner. First, and foremost, researchers must recognize that they are
working on sovereign lands and that cultural and legal issues may be
very different than that of their own upbringing and background.
Quick Facts - San Carlos Apache Reservation
Communities
The total tribal enrollment includes 13,246
people, with the enrolled tribal membership in residence on the
reservation at 10,709 people. There are three main communities, San
Carlos (tribal governmental seat), Peridot, and Bylas. Peridot and San
Carlos are on the western side of the reservation, and Bylas is on the
extreme eastern side of the reservation. Median family income was below
$20,000 (2000 U.S. Census). Unemployment rates are very high compared
to the state average
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Quick Facts - The Hopi Reservation
Quick facts about the Hopi Indian Reservation.
Located on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona,
the Hopi people trace their history in Arizona to more than 2,000
years, but their history as a people goes back many more thousands of
years. According to their legends, the Hopi migrated north to Arizona
from the south, up from what is now South America, Central America and
Mexico.
The Hopi Reservation and Extension Programs
This article gives an overview of the extension programs on the Hopi Reservation. It covers the geographical, social and economic setting, Tribal government, communities, language, schools, and economic activities.
The Federally Recognised Tribal Extension Program has been operating at
Hopi since 1991. It provides educational and technical assistance to
the Hopi community in area of community development, agriculture,
natural resources, and youth.
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The Hualapai Reservation and Extension Programs
This article gives an overview of extension programs on the Hualapai Reservation. It addresses the geographical, social, and economic setting, communities, language, schools, and economic activites.
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Extension Programs on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
Thsi article gives an overview of exension programs on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation.
The following information is provided for use by potential researchers and others who are interested in the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation. Historical information and current data are combined to create a picture of the geographical, political, social and cultural aspects of this unique low-desert Reservation.
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Quick Facts - The Hualapai Reservation
Quick facts about the Hualapai Reservation.
The Hualapai Nation encompasses over 1,000,000 acres of land extending across parts of three counties: Mohave, Coconino and Yavapai. The Reservation land, established in 1883, is U shaped and bordered by the Grand Wash Cliffs on the West, the Colorado River to the North, and the Havasupai Reservation to the East. The majority of tribal members who reside on the reservation, live in or near the only town, Peach Springs....
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