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Canyon de Chelly National Monument -LRB- -LSB- dəˈʃeɪ -RSB- -RRB- was established on April 1 , 1931 as a unit of the National Park Service .. National Park Service. National Park Service. It is located in northeastern Arizona within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation .. Arizona. Arizona. Navajo Nation. Navajo Nation. Navajo. Navajo Nation. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America , it preserves ruins of the early indigenous tribes that lived in the area , including the Ancient Pueblo Peoples -LRB- also called Anasazi -RRB- and Navajo .. Ancient Pueblo Peoples. Ancient Pueblo Peoples. Navajo. Navajo Nation. The monument covers 83840 acre and encompasses the floors and rims of the three major canyons  : de Chelly , del Muerto , and Monument .. These canyons were cut by streams with headwaters in the Chuska mountains just to the east of the monument .. Chuska mountains. Chuska mountains. None of the land is federally owned .. In 2009 Canyon de Chelly National Monument was recognized as one of the most-visited national monuments in the United States .. national monuments. National Monument ( United States )