Navajo Clan System

DOONE'E (CLANS)


CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 1

Kinyaa'aanii/Kiyaa'aanii        The Towering House Clan
(Original Clan)

Dzi l t'aadi         Near the Mountain Clan

'Azee'tsoh dine'e        The Big Medicine People Clan

Tazhii dine'e        The Turkey People Clan

Bit'ahnii        His sheaves…Leaf clan…Under his cover clan

Halgai Dine'e        People of the Valley clan
(Adopted Clan)

Shash dine'e        The Bear People Clan
(Adopted clan)

Naadaa' dine'e        The corn people clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 2

Honaghaahnii        One-walks-around clan
(Original Clan)

To'ahani         Near the water clan

Ta'neeszahnii         Tangle clan

Hashk'aa hadzohi         Yucca Fruit-Strung-Out-In-A-Line clan

Nihoobaanii         Gray Streaked-Ends clan

Ts'ah yisk'idnii           Sage Brush Hill clan

Dzi l t l'ahnii         Mountain cove clan

Dzi l na'oodi l nii         The turning mountain people clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 3

Todich'ii'nii         Bitter Water clan
(Original Clan)

To baazhni'azhi         Two Who Came to the water clan
(Adopted clan)

Tseikeehee         Two Rocks-Sit clan

Naaket l'ahi        Flat foot People-Pima clan
(Adopted clan)

Tsin sikaadnii         Clamp tree clan

Yoo'o dine'e         The bead people clan

Biih bitoodnii         Deer Springs clan

T l'ogi         Hairy Ones or Weaver-Zia clan

Todik'ozhi         Salt Water clan

Biih yaazh dine'e         Little deer People clan
(Adopted clan)

K'aa' dine'e         The arrow people clan
(Adopted clan)

K'aahanaanii         The living Arrow clan
(Adopted clan)

Yoo'o dine'e         The bead People of Bitter water clan

Todich'ii'nii         Bitter Water clan
(Adoted clan)

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 4

Totsohnii         Big water clan

Hooghan lani         Many Hogans clan

Dzaaneez lani         Many Mules clan

Tse deeshgizhnii         Rock gap clan

Hasht l'ishnii         Mud clan
(Original clan)

Lok'aa'dine'e         Reed People clan

Bit'ahnii         Within His Cover clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 5

Tabaaha          Water's Edge clan

Haltsooi         Meadow People clan

To baazhni'azhi         Two Who Came to Water clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 6

Tachii'nii         Red Running Into the Water people clan

Nat'oh dine'e         Tobacco People clan

Ye'ii dine'e         Giant People clan

Biih dine'e Tachii'nii        The Deer People of the Red Running Into the Water clan

Gah dine'e Tachii'nii        The Rabbit People of the Red Running Into the Water clan

Naaneesht'ezhi tachii'nii        The Charcoal Streaked Division of the Red Running Into the Water clan


Nooda'i dine'e Tachii'nii        The Ute People Division of the Red Running Into the Water clan

Dolii dine'e        Blue Bird People clan

Naasht'ezhi dine'e        Zuni clan

Kin l ichii'nii        The Red House People clan
(Adopted clan)

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 7

Tsenjikini       Honey Combed Rock People or the cliff Dwellers People clan

Dibelzhini        Black Sheep clan

Ma'ii deeshgiizhinii        Coyote Pass - Jemez clan

Kin l itsonii        Yellow House People clan

'Ashiihnii        Salt People - Extinct clan

'Ashiihi        Salt People clan

Dzi l na'oodi l nii        The Turning Mountain
People clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 8

To'aheedliinii        The Water Flow Together clan

Naakai dine'e        The Mexican clan

Nooda'i dine'e        The Ute clan
(Adopted clan)

Keha'atiinii        The Foot Trains People clan
(Adopted clan)

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 9

Tsi'naajinii        Black Streak Wood People clan

Deeshchii'nii        Start of the Red Streak People clan

Kin l ichii'nii        Red House clan

Tl'izi lani        Many Goats

Tl'aashchi'I        The Red Bottom People clan

Tsenabahitnii        Sleep Rock People clan

Shash dine'e/ Nashashi        The Bear People clan
( Adopted clan )

T'iisch'ebaanii        Gray Cottenwood Extending out clan
( Adopted clan )

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 10

'Ats'oos dine'e        The Feather People clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 11

Biih tsoh dine'e       The Big Deer People clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 12

'Iich'ah dine'e       The Moth People-extinct clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 13

Jaa'yaaloolii       The Sticking Up Ears People clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 14

Keha'atiintii       The Foot Trail people

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 15

Naashaashi       The Bear Enemies,the Tewa clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 16

Naashgali dine'e       The mescalero Apache clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 17

Naayizi dine'e       The squash People clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 18

Nooda'I dine'e       The Ute clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 19

Sei bee hoghanii       The Sand Hogan people

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 20

To'azoli       The Light Water People clan

CLAN RELATIONSHIP GROUP 21

Tsin yee na'alo'ii       Tree Stretcher clan



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