Guided by the Mountains

Navajo Political Philosophy and Governance

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvMichael Lerma,Northern Arizona University) Lerma, Michael (Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs

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What do traditional Indigenous institutions of governance offer to our understanding of the contemporary challenges faced by the Navajo Nation today and tomorrow? 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." Specifically, it looks at Navajo, or Diné, political thought, focusing on traditional Diné institutions that offer "a new (old) understanding of contemporary governance challenges" facing the Navajo Nation. Arguing not only for the existence but also the persistence of traditional Navajo political thought and policy, Guided by the Mountains asserts that "traditional" Indigenous philosophy provides a model for creating effective governance institutions that address current issues faced by Indigenous nations. Incorporating both visual interpretations and narrative accounts of traditional and contemporary Diné institutions of government from Diné philosophers, the book is the first to represent Indigenous philosophy as the foundation behind traditional and contemporary governance. It also explains how Diné governance institutions operated during Pre-Contact and Post-Contact times. This path-breaking book stands as the first-time normative account of Diné philosophy.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-03-09
Mått155 x 236 x 25 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190639853

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LIST OF FIGURESLIST OF TABLESFOREWORD: IS THERE A NAVAJO GOOD GOVERNANCE? by Hataalii Avery DennyINTRODUCTION: DZIl LEEZH - ENTER, EXIT, and RETURN HOMECHAPTER I: SISNAAJINI (Mount Taylor) - PHILOSOPHY OF DINÉ THINKINGCHAPTER II: TSOODZIL (Mount Blanca) - INTERRUPTED PLANNING IN THE HISTORY OF DINÉ GOVERNANCE CHAPTER III: DOOK'O'OSLIID (San Francisco Peaks) - LIVING CONCEPTS OF DINÉ GOVERNANCECHAPTER IV: TEARING DOWN 'IINÁ HOOGHAN - CONCEPTS OF MODERN NAVAJO NATION GOVERNANCECHAPTER V: DIBÉ NITSAA (Mount Hesperus) - REGENERATING CONCEPTS OF DINÉ GOVERNANCE CHAPTER VI: DZILNÁ'OODILII (Doorway Mountain) AND CH'OOL'I'I (Chimney Mountain): SELF-GENERATING TRADITIONAL DINÉ INSTITUTIONS IN THE FACE OF COLONIAL INTERACTION CHAPTER VII: ATSA (Eagle) AND MA'II TSO (Wolf): SEARCH FROM ABOVE, SEARCH FROM THE EARTHAFTERWORD: PRINCIPLES OF DINÉ LEADERSHIP by The Honorable Robert YazzieNOTESREFERENCESINDEX

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