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Status: Federally Recognized
Reservation: Situated in the northeastern portion of Arizona and in the northwestern part of New Mexico.
Tribal Membership: 300,048 members as of July 2011. The 2000 census reported 173,987 Navajo citizens, 58.34%
Location: Occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico.
Trust Acreage: The largest Indian reservation in the United States, comprising as it does nearly ten million acres, or nearly fifteen thousand square miles. It is nearly the same size as the state of West Virginia.
Language Family: Navajo Language but almost all Navajo people speak English today.
Law and Order: Laws of the Navajo Nation are currently codified in the Navajo Nation Code.
Health Services: The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) is responsible for the delivery of health services to American Indians in portions of the States of AZ, NM, Utah. There are 12 health care centers in the region.
Court System: Navajo judicial powers were exercised by peace chiefs in a mediation-style process. As of 2010, there were 17 trial judges presiding in the Navajo district and family courts.
Codes and Ordinances: The Navajo Nation Code contains the general and permanent provisions of the Resolutions of the Navajo Nation Council. The Code is divided into twenty-four titles, each covering a separate subject. They are the approved Navajo Nation Laws and are subject amendments by the Navajo Nation Council.
Tribal Organization: The Navajo Nation is divided into five agencies, with the seat of government located in Window Rock/Tségháhoodzání. These agencies are similar to provincial entities and match the five Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agencies.