The term “Navajo” is a Spanish adaptation meaning “large area of cultivated land” and is not typically used within Native America. Instead, they refer to themselves as Diné (or “Dineh”) which is the culturally appropriate word for their nation and means “children of the gods”. In this picture, the office for excursions on horseback in Monument Valley in Navajo Nation.

The term “Navajo” is a Spanish adaptation meaning “large area of cultivated land” and is not typically used within Native America. Instead, they refer to themselves as Diné (or “Dineh”) which is the culturally appropriate word for their nation and means “children of the gods”. In this picture, the office for excursions on horseback in Monument Valley in Navajo Nation.