Navajo Nation Council Chamber Navajo Nation Council Chamber Indian Reservation Navajo Nation Navajo Nation Ts ihootso Navajo Chapter Window Rock (Navajo: Tseghahoodzani) is a small town/city that serves as the seat of government and capital of the Navajo Nation, the biggest territory of a sovereign Native American country in North America.

Window Rock hosts the Navajo Nation governmental ground which contains the Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation Supreme Court, the offices of the Navajo Nation President and Vice President, and many Navajo government buildings.

Window Rock's chief attraction is the window formation of sandstone the improve is titled after.

The Navajo Nation Museum, the Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park, and the Navajo Nation Code Talkers World War II memorial are positioned in Window Rock.

7.1 Navajo Nation Museum 7.2 Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park Due to this, the name of the primary small-town landmark, the rock-with-hole-through-it (Navajo: tseghahoodzani) was chosen and rendered in English as "Window Rock". Tseghahoodzani (the Perforated Rock), which is north of the Navajo governmental administration buildings, is meaningful in the traditional Navajo Water Way Ceremony (Toee).

Great Seal of The Navajo Nation Michaels Chapter, Window Rock is served by a Navajo Council Delegate and Chapter President and Vice President.

Michaels Navajo Chapter it is the capital of the Navajo Nation government which homes the Navajo Nation President and Vice President, Navajo Nation Supreme Court, the 24-member Navajo Nation Council, and Navajo government administration buildings.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the Window Rock CDP (census designated place) has a total region of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km2), all land. Navajo Nation World War II Memorial positioned next to the Window Rock Window Rock is a part of the Window Rock Unified School District, which serves the greater Fort Defiance and St.

Window Rock High School positioned in the Fort Defiance Chapter.

(SMASE) school serves the greater Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico.

Window Rock attracts a large number of tourists and visitors due to its close adjacency to many nationwide parks and sites and Navajo government.

Navajo Nation Museum In the year of 1961 the Navajo Tribe established the first Navajo Tribal Museum in a small building on the Window Rock Tribal Fairgrounds.

In 1997, a $7 million permanent home was assembled to store the Navajo artifacts in a exhibition specially assembled in a undivided Navajo hogan style near the Navajo Nation Zoo. The Navajo Nation Museum and its colocated Library offer many relics and artifacts of the Navajo citizens and Navajo Nation, many resources on the Navajo citizens , language and ceremonies are also offered in the Navajo Nation Library which is adjoining to the exhibition.

Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park The Navajo Tribal Zoo opened in Window Rock in 1963 featuring reservation animals such as bear, coyotes, snake, elk, and the golden eagle.

The Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park offers a wide range of plants, animals, fishes, birds and insects native to the Four Corners region of the Navajo Nation such as elk, mule deer, Mexican gray wolf, black bear, cougar, golden eagle, bighorn sheep, lynx, Rio Grande wild turkey, raccoon, Canadian goose, and fox.

The Navajo Nation Zoo is open Monday through Saturday and is no-charge to the public.

Window Rock is served by Arizona State Route 264, and Indian Route 12 .

Window Rock is served by a small-town county-wide airport : Window Rock Airport.

Window Rock Airport is a enhance use airport positioned one nautical mile south of the central company precinct of Window Rock, in Apache County.

It is owned by the Navajo Nation.

Local transit is provided by the Navajo Nation Transit System which operates from Window Rock.

It provides a several routes that serve the community, the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Nation, and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.

The Navajo Nation Shopping Center Enterprise also serves the area.

Navajo Nation Fair Navajo Nation Treaty Day Celebration Navajo Nation Prayer Day Window Rock is served by the Tsehootsooi Medical Center. Located in Fort Defiance, Arizona also serves the Window Rock and the encircling area.

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Seats of government of American Indian reservations - Census-designated places in Apache County, Arizona - Populated places on the Navajo Nation - Census-designated places in Arizona