November is National Native American Heritage Month, a commemoration that invites us to delve into Native peoples" traditions, languages, and art forms. There are millions of Native Americans across the US, with hundreds of tribes and groups, each with their own culture. In Arizona, Canyon de Chelly National Monument preserves the ruins of Indigenous tribes that have lived here over the past 5,000 years, including Ancestral Puebloans, who built the ancient village in our homepage image, and the Navajo, who arrived here around 1700. Carved by the relentless forces of nature, the canyon is owned by the Navajo people who manage it in cooperation with the National Park Service. Some Navajo families still live here, keeping traditions alive in one of North America"s longest continuously inhabited landscapes.
Native American Heritage Month
Today in History
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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A path to access
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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Nazaré Lighthouse
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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International Sloth Day
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Even nature needs a backup plan…
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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Spring awakens
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The frog prince?
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Bidding summer adieu
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Here there be dragons
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International Literacy Day
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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A crested partridge
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Mooncake time
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Arbor Day
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The dancing trees of Sumba Island
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Are you older than this lake?
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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National Lighthouse Day