Canyon De Chelly National Monument in Arizona

For nearly 5,000 years, people have lived uninterrupted near Canyon De Chelly -- longer than anywhere else on the Colorado Plateau. Today, the National Park Service and Navajo Nation work together to manage park resources and preserve both the landscape and a dying culture. A handful of Navajo families still live within the park borders, raising livestock and farming the land.

( B Holland / May 9, 2012 )

For nearly 5,000 years, people have lived uninterrupted near Canyon De Chelly -- longer than anywhere else on the Colorado Plateau. Today, the National Park Service and Navajo Nation work together to manage park resources and preserve both the landscape and a dying culture. A handful of Navajo families still live within the park borders, raising livestock and farming the land.

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