USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -hogan, traditional dwelling and ceremonial structure of the Navajo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. Early hogans were dome-shaped buildings with log, or occasionally stone, frameworks. Once framed, the structure was then covered with mud, dirt, or sometimes sod.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Navajo tribe of Native Americans lives in the southwestern lands of the modern-day United States, in the Four Corners region of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Detailed explanation-3: -The traditional Navajo dwelling, the hogan was a conical or circular structure constructed of logs or stone. The more modern version is usually six-sided with a smoke hole in the center of the roof constructed of wood or cement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hogan is a sacred home for the Diné (Navajo) people who practice traditional religion. Every family even if they live most of the time in a newer home-must have the traditional hogan for ceremonies, and to keep themselves in balance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Navajo, also spelled Navaho, second most populous of all Native American peoples in the United States, with some 300, 000 individuals in the early 21st century, most of them living in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.