The Navajo (Diné) tribe is comprised of more than forty family lineages--or clans--that claim common ancestry. According to traditional lore, the Áshįįhi, or Salt People, was formed after a young girl from a different tribe was captured at a place called Salt Extends Out.
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Lynch, Regina, Verna Clinton-Tullie, Roy Lynch, Andy Tsihnahjinnie, and T. L. McCarty 1987 A History of Navajo Clans. Chinle, AZ: Navajo Curriculum Center.
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