hogan
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Born in 1932 in a traditional Navajo hogan without running water or electricity, Laughter was 16 when Native Americans got the right to vote in Arizona.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021
I live alone in a hogan, a traditional octagonal log house, in Chi Chil Tah, meaning “Where the Oaks Grow,” after the Gambel oaks indigenous to this region.
From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2020
Inside the hogan, John Hoskie III and his sister, Johnelle, helped their father use nickel and copper to shape belt buckles, which they planned to sell at local rodeos.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2019
On this date in 1960, a Navajo forked-pole hogan was tree-ring dated to 1387, the earliest date on record.
From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2015
“Been sleeping really good. I should have cleaned out the hogan much earlier,” Uncle Jet said, pulling several bags of groceries from the back of the truck.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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