The Navajos, a unique people in many ways, are far from being “vanishing” Americans. Vigorous and growing in numbers, they have only recently begun to understand their potential. While they are making rapid strides to join the world around them, they are keenly aware of their own heritage and what it can contribute to the larger culture of America. Further Reading Kluckholm, Clyde, and Dorothea Leighton. _The Navaho._ Cambridge, Mass. 1946. McGregor, John C. _Southwestern Archeology._ Second Ed. Urbana, Ill. 1965. Morris, Ann A. _Digging in the Southwest._ N.Y. 1934. Underhill, Ruth M. _The Navajos._ Norman, Okla. 1956. Wormington, H. M. _Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest._ Third Ed. Denver, Colo. 1956. [Illustration: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR · March 3, 1849] _As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has basic responsibilities for water, fish, wildlife, mineral, land, park, and recreational resources. Indian and Territorial affairs are other major concerns of America’s “Department of Natural Resources.” The Department works to assure the wisest choice in managing all our resources so each will make its full contribution to a better United States—now and in the future._ _National Park Service_ _U.S. DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR_ ★ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973 O—503-170 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402. Price 80 cents, domestic postpaid; 60 cents, GPO Bookstore Stock Number 2405-00508 [Illustration: Book cover] Transcriber’s Notes —This etext based on a U.S. government publication is public domain in the United States. —Corrected a few palpable typos. —In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Canyon de Chelly, by Zorro A. Bradley