National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service: U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
 
 
Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Navajo National MonumentBetatakin/Talastima
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
Navajo National Monument
History & Culture

history & culture includes:

People
Stories
 
 
Hisatsinom people made excellent pots.
Marc Steuben
Small pots in Keet Seel
 
Ancestral home of Hopi clans today: Fire and Coyote.

Marc Steuben

White fir log across the entrance of Keet Seel.

The Ancestral Puebloan people farmed the canyons, enabling them to flourish in this high desert environment. They hunted wild game and grew corn, beans, and squash.

 
Ancestral home of Flute and Deer Antler Clans, who live in Hopi today.

Marc Steuben

Betatakin

Like Keet Seel, Betatakin was constructed of sandstone, mud mortar, and wood.

 
Double-walled kiva in Kawestima/Keet Seel

Marc Steuben

Keet Seel

Most of keet Seel has remained unchanged for 700 years.
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Several species of animals live in Betatakin Canyon - one of which is the carnivorous grasshopper mouse that howls like a wolf.

Disclaimer Accessibility Privacy Policy FOIA Notices USA.gov

Last Updated: November 04, 2007 at 15:03 EST