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Guided by the mountains : Navajo political philosophy and governance / Michael Lerma, with foreword by Avery Denny and afterword by Robert Yazzie.
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."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780190639853
- ISBN: 0190639857
- Physical Description: xx, 219 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | E 99 .N3 T77 L47 2019 | 290310 | Stacks | Available | - |