Canyon de Chelly, Ariz., holds Navajo secrets

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Canyon de Chelly, Ariz., holds Navajo secrets

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IN CHINLE, Ariz., the National Monument at Canyon DeChelly hold thousands of ruins from Navajo tribes.

TOURS AND camping are permitted in the canyon, but having a Navajo guide is highly recommended.

THE "WHITE HOUSE" is one of the canyon's attractions; it appears white but is actually yellow from a layer of corn pollen.

GUIDES CAN tell vistors some of the Navajo lore that goes with the canyon.

PICTOGRAPHS (paintings) and petroglyphs (carvings) are found throughout Canyon DeChelly.

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IN CHINLE, Ariz., the National Monument at Canyon DeChelly hold thousands of ruins from Navajo tribes.

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