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<p><b >Dinétah</b>&nbsp;is the traditional homeland of the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_people" title="Navajo people" >Navajo</a>&nbsp;tribe of&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States" >Native Americans</a>. In the Navajo language, the word"Dinétah"&nbsp;means "among the people" or "among the Navajo"&nbsp;</p>

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(<i >diné</i>&nbsp;is the Navajo word that refers to the Navajo people; it also means "people" in the generic sense). In the geographical sense,&nbsp;</p>

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Dinétah encompasses a large area of northwestern&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico" >New Mexico</a>, southwestern&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado" >Colorado</a>, southeastern&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah" >Utah</a>, and northeastern&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona" >Arizona</a>. The exact boundaries are unclear, and are generally marked by mountain peaks which correspond to the four cardinal directions.</p>