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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Navajo - Summary. Oct 17, 2026
Add new Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Navajo - Summary. Jun 19, 2026
Add new Web site: New Mexico Geological Society - Navajo history: A 3000-year sketch (PDF). Apr 11, 2026
Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Navajo in United States. Mar 15, 2025
Updated population numbers and the outcome of Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation. Dec 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Arizona State University - Nature, Culture, and History at the Grand Canyon - Navajo. May 03, 2024
Added mention of the consolidated Supreme Court cases Arizona v. Navajo Nation and Department of Interior v. Navajo Nation. Mar 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Utah History Encyclopedia - Navajo Indians. Jan 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of the Navajo Nation. Oct 06, 2022
Corrected display issue. May 06, 2020
Media added. Jun 05, 2018
Add new Web site: Utah Division of State History - I love History - The Navajos. Jul 05, 2016
Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Navajo. Feb 17, 2012
Changed "most populous" to "second most populous." Mar 12, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Navajo Indians. Nov 12, 2008
Added new Web site: New Haven Unified School District - Native American Website for Children. Jun 09, 2008
Added new Web site: New Haven Unified School District - Native American Website for Children. Jun 09, 2008
Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - The Navajos. Dec 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Great Dreams - Navajo. Dec 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Utah.com - Navajo. Dec 18, 2007
Dates for relocation changed to 1100-1500. Jul 12, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 19, 2007
Article revised. Mar 28, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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