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Guided by the Mountains: Navajo Political Philosophy and Governance

by Michael Lerma

Navajo political philosophy in conversation with contemporary governance

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Navajo political philosophy in conversation with contemporary governance

Michael Lerma examines the meeting point between traditional Indigenous institutions of governance and the present-day political challenges facing the Navajo Nation. Centering Navajo—also identified in the source as Diné—political philosophy, the book considers the tensions involved in building institutions that respond to contemporary problems while engaging Indigenous ideas of “good governance.” Positioned within Native American studies and political thought, it frames governance as both an institutional question and a philosophical one, asking what Indigenous traditions contribute to debates about political life today and in the future.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers studying Navajo or Diné political thought
  • Students of Indigenous governance and Native American studies
  • Those interested in political institutions and self-governance

Themes

Navajo political philosophyIndigenous governancePolitical institutionsGood governanceContemporary challenges facing the Navajo Nation

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Book overview

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 Din
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