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Guided by the mountains : Navajo political philosophy and governance /

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Guided by the Mountains looks at the tensions between Indigenous political philosophy and the challenges faced by Indigenous nations in building political institutions that address contemporary problems and enact "good governance."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lerma, Michael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Navajo Indians > Politics and government.
Navajo philosophy.
Philosophie navajo.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Navajo Indians > Politics and government
Navajo philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: Is There a Navajo Good Governance? / by Hataałii Avery Denny
  • Introduction: Dził Łeezh-​Enter, Exit, and Return Home
  • Sisnaajiní (Mount Blanca): ​Philosophy of Diné Thinking
  • Tsoodził (Mount Taylor): ​Interrupted Planning in the History of Diné Governance
  • Dook'o'oosłiid (San Francisco Peaks): ​Living Concepts of Diné Governance
  • Tearing Down 'Iiná Hooghan: ​Concepts of Modern Navajo Nation Governance
  • Dibé Nitsaa (Mount Hesperus): Regenerating Concepts of Diné Governance
  • Dziłná'oodiłii (Doorway Mountain) and Ch'óol'í'í (Chimney Mountain): Self-​Generating Traditional Diné Institutions in the Face of Colonial Interaction
  • Atsa (Eagle) and Ma'ii Tso (Wolf): Search from Above, Search from the Earth
  • Afterword: Principles of Dine Leadership / by Robert Yazzie.