The Navajo refer to themselves as the Diné, or Dineh, literally meaning "The People."
Highpockets was a slang term used in the 1960s to refer to the earlier World War II generation who commonly wore extremely high-waisted pants with the waistband pulled up above the navel. The term coincides with a person who is given a position of high standing, but is completely undeserving for reasons of incompetence, ineffectiveness, or a broad ignorance of subjects that are at the core of his responsibilities.
The name for the Athabascan's language group is derived from Lake Athabasca, which is located on the border of the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. As for the language group itself, it can be found in wide swaths of Northwestern Canada, Alaska, and the American Southwest (Navajo tribe).
From the E-Hillerman site hosted by the University of Mexico on the Monster Slayer:
- Monster Slayer is the eldest of the twins born of Changing Woman. In Navajo mythology, the twins Monster Slayer and Born of Water were born to rid the earth of the monsters who were killing the people. They began their task by visiting their father the Sun and, after passing through many trials, were given weapons. The younger twin, Born of Water, was given prayer sticks and told to watch them as the older twin, Monster Slayer, fought the monsters. If the prayer sticks began to burn, Born of Water would know that Monster Slayer was in danger and needed help. Monster Slayer went alone to kill some of the monsters, and Born of Water accompanied him while killing others. The brothers serve as an allegory for the shaping of young Navajo men coming of age.
AIM is short for the American Indian Movement