http://www.navajo.org/

I found a website about the Navajo Tribe in America. This website is primarily set up to provide information on current press releases, employment availability, special projects and Council news.

Navajo is a nation that stretches into the states of Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. It is known to be larger than 10 of the 50 states in America and, therefore one of the biggest Native American tribes in the States. The nation is known to be wealthy and grows by the years. They have therefore had to work on getting a sustainable economy. Within the nation oil was found in the 1920’s which meant a large step forward in the development, power and wealth of this nation.

In 1991 the Navajo Nation had to go through a reform to form a three-branch system (juridical, legislative and executive) 'the Navajos conduct what is considered to be the most sophisticated form of Indian government.' This website enables the Navajo Nation to feel like a community and to have a vision of their future as a nation, as the website displays accurate and current events within the nation. The website gives quite a homely feel and displays its strong and prideful past with images and layout (their flag, images of traditional clothed people and layout of patterns which their nation is known for).

Another reason for this website to give a community feel is the fact that on the homepage there are several links to upcoming events, jobs and public services. This is mainly done because Native American tribes tend to be disadvantaged in their living environment and there tends to be a hostile tension between people for specific tribes and the so-called 'invaders from Europe' in the early settlement era of America.

In 2009 Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which had many positive outcomes for the Nation. They got given 787 billion dollars to address to the building of infrastructure and for creating jobs. This is another reason for the Navajo Nation to be one of the biggest and more 'popular' Native American Tribes.