- Tribal Name: Navajo
- Meaning of the Name: "Apache of the cultivated fields" or "great area"
- Clothing: Women wore long, loose dresses; men wore breechcloths and shirts. Both used blankets and moccasins.
- Food: Corn, beans, squash, hunted deer and rabbits, gathered wild plants.
- Housing: Hogans — round, earth-covered dwellings with a central fire pit.
- Tools: Stone axes, bone needles, woven baskets, pottery for storage.
- Arts and Crafts: Intricate weaving (blankets and rugs), silver jewelry, sand painting.
- Something Special: The Navajo Code Talkers used their language to create an unbreakable military code during WWII.
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