This was a product of longstanding disputes between the Hopi and Navajo. True's design scheme incorporated motifs of the Navajo and Pueblo tribes of the region. There are 974 Cherokee, 612 Chippewa, 430 Navajo, and 96 Sioux living in Cook County. The Canyon de Chelly was a sacred place for the Navajo. Much of the Navajo Nation is situated atop the Colorado Plateau. Williams was a noted collector of Navajo blankets. Bitsui is of Navajo and Omaha descent. Carson searched far and wide for the Navajo. Those who practice the Navajo religion regard the hogan as sacred. Those languages are spoken by various groups of Apache and Navajo peoples. Both the Navajo and Apache share Athabaskan origin. They sought to avoid conflict with the neighboring Navajo and Apache peoples. There are many examples of friction between Americans and Navajo groups between 1846 and 1863. Carleton then decided to move the Navajo and Apache to reservations. They were the earliest ancestors of the Athabaskan-speaking peoples, including the Navajo and Apache.