Native American Burial Rituals Day 1: Navajo Burial types. Happy Native American Heritage Month! We will be kickstarting this series with the Navajo tribe, a Native American group residing primarily in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo people possess four traditional forms of interment, all of which symbolizing their spiritual beliefs. These funeral customs influence modern burial practices; the green burial movement is nothing new, as you will see in this video. #foryoupage #nativeameri