Our driver, Ben, a full blooded Navajo raided in the Canyon (he showed us his childhood home way back in Canyon del Muerto, an off-shoot from Chelly), gave us a thorough briefing on the archeological and anthropological history of the Canyon during the jeep ride into and out of the canyon. We have nothing but the highest praise for his service.
Our only negative was the angst we suffered, which came about because we were unable to contact the company directly the morning of our tour to assure ourselves of the time and meeting place (our hotel, the Holiday Inn, a perfect place to stay for this excursion), since I had booked the tour thru TA/Viator late the night before. No one responded to our texts, emails, or phone calls the next AM (tour scheduled for 1 PM that day--some confusion as we were in Arizona, on Pacific Time, where as the Indian Reservation (where the Canyon is located) is on Mountain Time. We even managed to find the company's office (at the mouth of the canyon, inside the park) but it was empty and locked up at 12:30 MT. We just had to return to the hotel (only 0.2 miles away) and sit and wait. Thankfully, Ben showed up in his jeep at precisely 1:00 PM and we were off on a great tour. Problem was that he was on a morning tour and there was no backup at office.
Lou