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Zusatztext this book is engaging, provocative, and helpful for understanding how Indigenous peoples view the world, government, leadership, and life in general. This book is a valuable contribution to Indigenous knowledge and the world. Informationen zum Autor Michael Lerma is the Dean of Business and Social Science at Dine College. He is formerly the Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, and Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University.Avery Denny is Professor of Diné Studies at Diné College.Robert Yazzie is Associate Professor of Law Advocate, School of Diné and Law Studies, Navajo Technical University. Klappentext 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." Zusammenfassung 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." Inhaltsverzeichnis LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES FOREWORD: IS THERE A NAVAJO GOOD GOVERNANCE? by Hataalii Avery Denny INTRODUCTION: DZIl LEEZH - ENTER, EXIT, and RETURN HOME CHAPTER I: SISNAAJINI (Mount Taylor) - PHILOSOPHY OF DINÉ THINKING CHAPTER II: TSOODZIL (Mount Blanca) - INTERRUPTED PLANNING IN THE HISTORY OF DINÉ GOVERNANCE CHAPTER III: DOOK'O'OSLIID (San Francisco Peaks) - LIVING CONCEPTS OF DINÉ GOVERNANCE CHAPTER IV: TEARING DOWN 'IINÁ HOOGHAN - CONCEPTS OF MODERN NAVAJO NATION GOVERNANCE CHAPTER 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 EARTH AFTERWORD: PRINCIPLES OF DINÉ LEADERSHIP by The Honorable Robert Yazzie NOTES REFERENCES INDEX ...
