Navajo Nation Council Chamber

W008-013 Circle Boulevard, Window Rock, Arizona. County/parish: Apache.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 18, 2004. NRIS 04001155.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Central Agency House
  • Council House

From Wikipedia:

Navajo Nation Council Chamber

Navajo Nation Council Chamber (Navajo: Béésh bąąh dah si'ání) is the center of government for the Navajo Nation. The landmark building, in Window Rock, Arizona, is significant for its association with the 1930s New Deal, and its change in federal policy for relations with Native Americans, as established in the Indian Reorganization Act. With its red sandstone façade and overall rustic architectural style, the chamber was designed to harmonize with its spectacular natural surroundings. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2004. It is "the only legislative headquarters in the United States owned by an American Indian tribe which has been continuously in use by that tribe and whose design incorporates indigenous materials and architectural traditions tied to the Navajo heritage."

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75609498

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