Navajo
noun
Na·va·jo
ˈna-və-ˌhō 
ˈnä-
ˈnä-
variants
or less commonly
1
plural Navajo or Navajos also Navaho or Navahos
: a member of an Indigenous people of northern New Mexico and Arizona and southern Utah
2
: the language of the Navajo people
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Guests can do dinosaur-fossil digs, go horseback riding, spend a day on nearby Lake Powell, hike the slot canyons, learn candle and pottery making, and watch a Navajo hoop dance performed by a world-championship contender.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
Season 4 focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito (Jessica Matten) from the safety of the Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Hopefully, there are no crimes back at the rez during this excursion, because the brain trust of the Navajo Tribal Police is all out of office.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
Season 4 focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito (Jessica Matten) from the safety of the Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Hopefully, there are no crimes back at the rez during this excursion, because the brain trust of the Navajo Tribal Police is all out of office.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Navajo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Navajo. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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Navajo
noun
Na·va·jo
variants
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plural Navajo or Navajos also Navaho or Navahos
: a member of an Indigenous people of northern New Mexico and Arizona
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