The Navajo Nation is a Native American territory covering about 71,000 km2, occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico in the United States. This is the largest land area retained by a Native American tribe.
The Navajo Nation has an elected government that includes an executive office, a legislative house, and a judicial system, but the United States federal government continues to assert plenary power over all decisions. The executive system manages a large law enforcement and social services apparatus, health services, Diné College, and other local educational trusts.
The population continues to disproportionately struggle with health problems, unemployment, and the effects of past uranium mining incidents.
These black and white pictures were taken by John Collier Jr. that show everyday life of Navajo people in 1948.
A feast after a ceremony, near Ganado, Arizona, 1948
A Navajo woman riding horse, near Ganado, Arizona, 1948
Elizabeth Smith cooking fried bread, Near Ganado, Arizona, 1948
Father and daughter planting corn, near Tuba City, Arizona, 1948
Fixing irrigation ditch, near Moenave, Arizona, 1948
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