Talk:Navajo Nation

"[I]t is illegal to transport original artifacts and artwork off of the reservation." Possibly true, possibly false, depending on whether "artwork" is deemed modified by "original," but in any event, it is grossly inaccurate to refer to Navajo weavings and pottery as "replicas." It's entirely possible and legal to buy the real items, as long as they are of recent origin -- in fact entirely authentic Navajo rugs are a major source of income on the Big Rez, and "replicas" of same, from outside the reservation, are the artisans' bane. I'll fix this when I get a minute. (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 23:27, 9 Sep 2005 (EDT)


 * Update: it's fixed. Please read and comment. (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 15:26, 10 Sep 2005 (EDT)

Neato
Nice article! I'm glad to see this area covered. (WT-en) Majnoona 22:59, 24 April 2006 (EDT)

Ecchhh!
Jani, did you really have to put that photo up? -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 23:10, 19 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Don't blame me for putting the photo up, blame the Navajo for putting the building up... and the dreamcatcher that looks like a smiley with a top hat and a Hitler moustache. (WT-en) Jpatokal 08:38, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Well, it certainly provides incentive to put up a better image. :-P That's not exactly a dreamcatcher, but the idea works... -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 09:04, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
 * How about a nice image of Shiprock as the new lead photo ? (WT-en) WineCountryInn 08:06, 6 February 2009 (EST)

Travel topic?
This discussion is based on a comment Texugo made over at Project:Votes for deletion, who expressed concern that the Navajo Nation article was a form of overlap with the other regional articles (Northwest New Mexico, Southwestern Colorado, Northern Arizona, Canyon Country), which violates one of our policies.

So what I'd like to propose is turning this article into a travel topic, along the same lines as Colorado's Wine Country or the New Mexico Pueblos article I'm currently building. In many ways it already has the feel of a travel topic, such as in the Buy, Eat, and Drink sections. Making it a travel topic would not be a hard task, and should alleviate any concerns about overlap. (WT-en) PerryPlanet Talk 21:10, 3 February 2009 (EST)


 * I think this is a really good idea, and should be extended to other natural regions that for one reason or other stand outside of our geographical hierarchy (e.g., Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes, Alps, etc.). To get that started, all that's really needed is to start adding traveltopic tags to the articles in question. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 21:24, 3 February 2009 (EST)


 * I've opened a discussion on this topic at Wikivoyage_talk:Geographical_hierarchy. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 21:24, 3 February 2009 (EST)
 * I'm opposed. Navajo Nation "feels" more like a region, to those traveling in it, than most of the "regions" in which it resides.  Our rules need to be flexible enough to account for outliers like this.  However, let's see what the discussion over there turns up. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 01:10, 4 February 2009 (EST)