Northern Mexico and the US Southwest
Diné
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Lands
Diné Bikéyah (Navajoland) across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, US
Countries United States
Facts 3
Land
Diné Bikéyah, the Navajo Nation, covers more than 27,000 square miles across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, larger than 10 of the 50 US states.
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Governance
The Navajo Nation Council, the Nation’s governing body, has 24 delegates elected from legislative districts.
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Achievement
In World War II, Navajo Code Talkers used the Navajo language to create a military code that was never broken by the enemy.
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