Navajo courts and Navajo common law : a tradition of tribal self-governance /

Discusses the history of how the Navajo Nation courts apply foundational doctrines, which are based on Diné law principles and concepts, to modern legal issues, with detailed case studies, and outlines how other indigenous peoples can benefit from traditional precepts to address their own community...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Austin, Raymond Darrel (Author)
Other Authors: Williams, Robert A., Jr., 1955- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2009]
Series:Indigenous Americas.
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Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:Discusses the history of how the Navajo Nation courts apply foundational doctrines, which are based on Diné law principles and concepts, to modern legal issues, with detailed case studies, and outlines how other indigenous peoples can benefit from traditional precepts to address their own community problems.
Physical Description:xxiv, 268 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-249) and indexes.
ISBN:9780816665358
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