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  • Where are you Utahns, remember the navajo lands, green river, and the reservoirs; scofield, strawberry etc. etc.

    Make Your Case: The Best Fly Fishing State in America 2009

  • Where are you Utahns, remember the navajo lands, green river, and the reservoirs; scofield, strawberry etc. etc.

    Make Your Case: The Best Fly Fishing State in America 2009

  • No, thank you, I am not interested in a navajo-print romper and technicolor Wayfarers, and after a brief Jane Aldridge inspired flirtation with leather shorts, I have left leather shorts to Jane Aldridge, who pairs them as they are meant to be paired, with YSL cage heels, a toile Lillith blouse, and a Prada bag.

    Elizabeth Nicholas: Bonfire of the Vanities 2010

  • No, thank you, I am not interested in a navajo-print romper and technicolor Wayfarers, and after a brief Jane Aldridge inspired flirtation with leather shorts, I have left leather shorts to Jane Aldridge, who pairs them as they are meant to be paired, with YSL cage heels, a toile Lillith blouse, and a Prada bag.

    Elizabeth Nicholas: Bonfire of the Vanities Elizabeth Nicholas 2010

  • Where are those navajo boots from? i love them! i want to buy a pair!

    office style | Free People Clothing Boutique Blog 2010

  • No, thank you, I am not interested in a navajo-print romper and technicolor Wayfarers, and after a brief Jane Aldridge inspired flirtation with leather shorts, I have left leather shorts to Jane Aldridge, who pairs them as they are meant to be paired, with YSL cage heels, a toile Lillith blouse, and a Prada bag.

    Elizabeth Nicholas: Bonfire of the Vanities 2010

  • Where are those navajo boots from? i love them! i want to buy a pair!

    office style | Free People Clothing Boutique Blog 2010

  • It's recycled merino, the same as Anchovy and Jazz Hands, but I then ran it through the spinning wheel to give it twist and navajo plied it.

    Aye aye aye Presents 2009

  • It's recycled merino, the same as Anchovy and Jazz Hands, but I then ran it through the spinning wheel to give it twist and navajo plied it.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Presents 2009

  • Hardy souls can pitch a tent in one of the Navajo Lake State Park campgrounds (emnrd. state.nm.us/prd/navajo. htm).

    Dry Flies in January Tim Romano 2007

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  • This spelling rather than Navaho was adopted by the Navajo Nation in 1969. The name is from Spanish Navajó, said to be from some local language: a good possibility is Tewa /nava/ "field" + /hu:/ "valley".

    Source: Bright, 2007, Native American Placenames of the United States (essentially the same as in OED)

    June 11, 2009