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Window Rock
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The seat of the Navajo Tribal Council, the reservation's governing body, is on its eastern edge, along the New Mexico border. It was based for fifty years at Fort Defiance, a US cavalry outpost, until in the 1930s
WINDOW ROCK
was established as a new capital. Named for the natural stone arch on its northern side, it's not a great place to get a grasp of Navajo culture, but it does at least have gas stations, shops and a
motel
, the showpiece
Navajo Nation Inn
at 48 W Hwy-264 (tel 928/871-4108 or 1-800/662-6189; $50-75). The adjacent
Navajo Tribal Museum
(summer Mon-Fri 8am-5pm & Sat 10am-4pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; donation) gives the background on tribal history and displays high-quality crafts. Other useful information
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United States,
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