Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona is shown on March 14, 2008. The majestic canyon, replete with thousands of ruins, carvings and paintings on stone, is revered by the Navajo people, who consider it sacred and it is classified as a living monument by the National Parks Service. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Located in Chinle, Ariz., in Apache County, the canyon has been inhabited for almost 5,000 years.
According to the National Park Service website, the name of Canyon de Chelly came about from the misspelling and mispronunciation of the Navajo word for the canyon, "Tseyo." The Navajos pronounce it 'say-ee.' For everyone else the word is now pronounced as 'de-shay.'
