Navajo Bands

Navajo Nation is Divided into 10 Parts: NAVAJO NATION ~

NAVAJO NATION GOVERNMENT ~ CHINILE AGENCY ~ EASTERN AGENCY &

This page the NAVAJO BANDS ~ FT. DEFIANCE AGENCY ~ SHIPROCK AGENCY &

US 64 ~ WESTERN AGENCY & SOUTH WESTERN AGENCY ~

NAVAJO BANDS

The Navajo Bands are off reservation, and are part of the

EASTERN AGENCY of the NAVAJO NATION

Links to the Bands: ~ NAVAJO BANDS GENERAL INFORMATION ~ ALAMO ~

CANONCITO ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~

~ NAVAJO BANDS ~ NAVAJO NATION ~ 4 CORNERS SW USA ~

NAVAJO BANDS GENERAL INFORMATION

The Navajo Nation Chapters – Large MAP – Navajo Nation

http://www.navajonationchapters.com/

Navajo Long Walk, to the Suffering Place – History of the Navajos and the

Navajo Bands – Canyon De Chelly Site -

http://www.canyondechelly.net/long_walk.html

~ NAVAJO BANDS GENERAL INFORMATION ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

ALAMO

(220 miles southeast of Window Rock

At Socorro NM, 78 Miles South of Albuquerque NM on US I-25, turn west

on US 60, drive 27 miles to Magdalena, take NM 169 North to Alamo

Links: ~ Alamo Schools ~ Alamo Media ~ Piasso Narcisco ~ Alamo Interest ~

~ ALAMO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Alamo Chapter

http://alamo.nndes.org/

Alamo Indian Reservation – Text – Wikipedia Site -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamo_Navajo_Indian_Reservation

Alamo Navajo Oral History Project – UNM Site -

http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=nmu1mss563bc.xml

~ ALAMO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Alamo Schools

Alamo Community Schools –

http://65.113.120.189/alamo/School/html/template/index.htm

Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. – Links to Schools –

http://65.113.120.189/alamo/index.html

Alamo Navajo School (BIA) Listing – Magdalena NM – Eastern Agency -

http://www.monitoring.sdl.usu.edu/enavajo.htm

~ Alamo Schools ~ ALAMO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Alamo Media

KABR 1500 AM Radio Navajo Voice – Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc.

http://www.nv1.org/kabrstations.html

~ Alamo Media ~ ALAMO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Piasso Narcisco Korean Veteran

“Forgotten Warriors” Republic of Korea Awards Medals to Veterans –

Piasso Narcisco – Scroll to Photo & Text about: - by Nathan Tohtsoni of

The Navajo Times –

http://www.senaahq.bravehost.com/Veterans/DinehKoreanVets/Korea.htm

~ Piasso Narcisco ~ ALAMO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Alamo Interest

Alamo Events – Scroll to October:

http://discovernavajo.com/fair.html

Army Specialist Lawrence Guerro injured soldier returns home to Alamo -

http://navajo-nsn.gov/News%20Releases/Joshua%20Lavar%20Butler/Jan08/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20010708%20Injured%20Soldier%20returns%20home%20to%20Alamo.pdf

Pfc. Renita Guerro, Article - Scroll to Group Photo –

http://newsblaze.com/story/20091102052403zmil.nb/topstory.html

T’iistsoh Mini Mart – Scroll to:

http://www.navajobusiness.com/sbdd/eastern/index.html

Alamo Indian Reservation Highway Sign – Flicker Site -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/looj/848198426/

~ Alamo Interest ~ ALAMO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

CANONCITO

Now called TO’HAJILEE

About 25 miles West of Albuquerque on US I-40, take

access road North to Canoncito

Links: ~ Tohailee Community School ~ Richard Platero Navajo Code Talker ~

Canoncito Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ Canoncito Arts ~ Canoncito Lodging ~

~ CANONCITO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

To”Hajilee Navajo Chapter –

http://tohajiilee.nndes.org/

To”Hajiilee – The Navajo Voice – “Ancient Culture of NM Gains New Strength” –

http://www.e-greenstar.com/worldsummit/navajo.htm

Words from Leon Secatero, Canoncito Navajo Spiritual Elder –

http://friendsoftheindigenouselders.com/Board/Leon.html

Some Photos of Canoncito from Amtrack SW Chief Photos –

Photos – 18 through 26

http://www.trainweb.com/routes/route_03/jpg03a2.htm

~ CANONCITO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

To'hailee Community School

To’Hajiilee Community School –

http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ifican/participating_schools/tohajiilee.html

To’Hajiilee Shool – BIA Listing - Eastern Navajo Agency Schools Locator –

http://www.monitoring.sdl.usu.edu/enavajo.htm

Acoma-Canoncito/To’Hajiilee-Laguna (ACL) Teen Centers – UNM -

http://hsc.unm.edu/chpdp/projects/acltnctr.htm

To’Hajilee Community Library – Listing –

http://www.educationdepartment.org/library/10853

~ Tohailee Community School ~ CANONCITO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Richard Platero Navajo Code Talker

Richard Platero Honored – Article by Jim Maniaci - Gallup Independent Site -–

http://www.gallupindependent.com/2002/7-24-02.html#anchor3

Richard Platero Photo as he was awarded the Congressional Silver Medal of Honor -

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1044862654037587238AsGBtc

~ Richard Platero Navajo Code Talker ~ CANONCITO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Canoncito Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall

PFC E3 Raymond Platero

http://www.tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?40963

To Find a Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall -

http://www.tanaya.net/vmw/

~ Canoncito Name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ CANONCITO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Canoncito Arts

Elsie Burns Nelson & William Nelson – Dollmakers –

http://www.indiancraftshop.com/highlight_of_month/EW_Nelson.htm

Thomas Charlie – Silversmith –

http://www.blackarrowindianart.com/artists/thomas-charlie/

Bernyce Chavez – Silversmith - Navajo Jewelry -

http://www.twinrocks.com/artists/518-Bernyce-Chavez-artwork.html

Lorenzo Clayton – To’hajiilee Navajo Artist –

http://amerinda.org/naar/clayton/multimedia/multimedia.htm

Art Platoro – Navajo Jewelry -

http://www.turquoisemuseum.com/nafoxsi13ri.html

Bennie Ration –Silversmith –

http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/pins-pendants/NPP431-kachina-turq-ration.htm

Sherry Sandoval –Silversmith –

http://www.turquoisemuseum.com/nakitusi5ri1.html

Daniel A. Walters, Artist – Acrylic Paintings –

http://www.navajovisions.com/bio.html

~ Canoncito Arts ~ CANONCITO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Canoncito Lodging

Apache Canyon Ranch B&B – Private Land - Spectacular Views –

Many Amenities -

http://www.innsite.com/inns/A002501.html

~ Canoncito Lodging ~ CANONCITO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

RAMAH NAVAJO

Chapter certified 1857

Take NM 602 South of Gallup NM to intersection with NM 53, Turn

West on NM 53, drive 25 Miles to El Morro on the Ramah Reservation

Links: Ramah History ~ Pine Hill ~ Ramah Schools ~ Ramah Navajo Events ~

Ramah Names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ The Chief Blanket ~

Ramah Community Interest ~ Ramah Media ~ Ramah Arts ~ Ramah Outdoors ~

Ramah Lodging ~ ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Navajo

Ramah Chapter -

http://ramah.nndes.org/

Ramah Navajo – Text – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramah_Navajo_Indian_Reservation

Area Photos – Timberlake – Ramah News Site -

http://www.trnews.info/photos.htm

Sights to see on Highway 53 – Photos – Information - Ice Caves Site -

http://www.icecaves.com/hwyhilites.html

Ramah NM MAP -

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Ramah&state=NM

~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah History

“Son of Many Beads” (Jose Pino) – Ramah Navajo Leader after the Long Walk –

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/son_of_many-beads.html

Ramah Family History Center –

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=260655

Mc Kinley County Cemeteries Ramah Section -

http://mckinley.nmgenweb.us/cem_rn.html

Mc Kinley County Cemeteries – Links to Ramah –

http://mycemeteries.com/USANMmckinley.htm

~ Ramah History ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Pine Hill

Pine Hill – Text – Links – Wikipedia Site -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Hill,_New_Mexico

Pine Hill MAP –

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Pine+Hill&state=NM

Pine Hill Schools – “Warriors”

http://www.phwarriors.cc/home

Pine Hill Health Center –

http://www.ihs.gov/oscar/export_pdf.cfm?submission_uuid=C8153E5B-EB25-32D2-37976B4996691EE6

Removal of Arsenic and Radium Pine Hill School – Text – MAPS – Charts – Sandia Site -

http://www.sandia.gov/water/docs/Pinehill-NGWA-MDS-2007-2281c.pdf

~ Pine Hill ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Schools

Ramah Elementary School –

http://rae.gmcs.k12.nm.us/

Ramah High School – “Home of the Mustangs” –

http://rah.gmcs.k12.nm.us/

Gallup McKinley Schools –

http://gmcs.k12.nm.us/

~ Ramah Schools ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Navajo Events

Ramah Navajo Fair & Rodeo –

http://www.webspawner.com/users/rnfr/

Ramah Events Calendar –

http://www.steppinoutnewmexico.com/forums/calendar.php?s=&month=4&year=2007&do=&c=43

Ancient Way Art Trail -

http://awat.djgmdesign.com/specialevent.php

El Morro Area Arts Council Events –

http://www.trnews.info/emaac.htm

~ Ramah Navajo Events ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall

CPL Eddie Charles Begaye -

http://tanaya.net/vmw/B/rec-3228.html

SGT Norman Hubert Bloomfield – The Virtual Wall –

http://vmw.tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?4408

~ Ramah Names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

"The Chief Blanket"

Ramah Navajo Weavers – Photo with Alice Alonzo & Annie Pino with

The “Chief Blanket” given to U.S. Government – Article by Nancy Kozikowski -

http://www.dsg-art.com/nkliberty.html

~ The Chief Blanket ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Community Interest

Creative Organic Gardening – Text - Links -

http://www.avant-gardening.com/

The Hogan Project – Scroll to Ramah Navajo – Earth Works Site -

http://earthworksinstitute.org/projects-wlh/the-hogan-project/

Navajo Sheep Project – History -

http://navajosheepproject.com/nsptimeline.html

Oso Vista Ranch Project - Giving Life to the Sacred in a Most Unlikely Way –

Text – Photos – Links –

http://osovistaranchproject.org/

Ramah Navajo Water Treatment Project - Text – UNM Site -

http://www.unm.edu/~ewb/ramah_prof.htm

Safety & Crime Prevention – Contact Numbers - Timberlake – Ramah News Site -

http://www.trnews.info/safety.htm

Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary –

http://www.wildspiritwolfsanctuary.org/

~ Ramah Community Interest ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Media

Timberlake - Ramah News – Online News -

http://www.trnews.info/index.html

KTDB 89.7 FM Radio Station in Pinehill NM – National Public Radio affiliated station -

http://www.nv1.org/ktdbstations.html

“Ramah Navajo Community makes history by broadcasting digital TV channel in Navajo” –

Article – Navajo Hopi Observer Site –

http://www.navajohopiobserver.com/main.asp?SectionID=35&SubSectionID=47&ArticleID=5882

Navajo Nation Radio – “KTNN” AM 660 –

http://www.ktnnonline.com/

“Tuning in to Navajo” KTNN – “The Role of Radio in Native Language Maintenance”

by Leighton C. Peterson -

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL_17.html

~ Ramah Media ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Arts

Joe Bin Jr. – Navajo Sandpainting –

http://www.tribalexpressions.com/painting/ben.htm

Katie Henio – Navajo Sheepherder – Book by Peggy Thompson –

http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/ft_henio.htm

Lichens & People - Ramah Navajo – Dyes Used in Weaving -

http://www.lichen.com/people.html

Roger Pino – Navajo Kachina Maker –

http://www.kachinacountry.com/catalog/item/4434753/4430760.htm

Navajos struggle to keep weaving tradition alive – Article by Julia Duin

about Nanaba Aragon Ramah Weaver -

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_37_15/ai_56184194/

New Mexico Fiber Arts – See information about the Ramah Navajo Weavers Association –

Text – Photos – Links – NM Fiber Arts PDF Site -

http://www.nmfiberarts.org/Nwest.pdf

Ramah Navajo Weavers Association –

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFU/is_4_73/ai_n26977385/

Maria Teresa Rotunno De Stoa – Beadwork - 3^rd Listing -

http://www.icecaves.com/featuredartists.html

Weaving - Ramah Navajo – Dyes Used in Weaving -

http://www.lichen.com/bigpix/Navajo.html

~ Ramah Arts ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Outdoors

Ice Cave & Bandera Volcano –

http://www.icecaves.com/

El Morro National Monument – History on a Rock - bordering on the

Ramah Navajo Reservation - Desert USA Site –

http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/jan/stories/elmorro.html

El Morro National Monument – Large Photos – By Steve Schmorleitz –

http://www.nationalparklover.com/el_morro.htm

~ Ramah Outdoors ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~

Ramah Lodging

The Inn at Halona B&B – In the middle of the Pubelo of Zuni -

http://www.halona.com/

El Morro RV Park & Cabins – Open year around -

http://www.campingfriend.com/ElMorroRVPark/default.asp?file=Home

Oso Vista Ranch – Ramah Valley - Retreat – Vacation Rentals –

http://www.osovistaranch.com/

~ Ramah Lodging ~ RAMAH NAVAJO ~ NAVAJO BANDS ~