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

Home was a hogan, a rounded structure made of logs plastered with adobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2014

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. 9, 2014

He navigated the dark, silent mobile home, hoping not to disturb Uncle Jet, who was sleeping on the couch in the living room until the hogan was cleaned.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young