The Navajo Political Experience

David E. Wilkins

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Native nations, like the Navajo nation, have proven to be remarkably adept at retaining and exercising ever-increasing amounts of self-determination even when faced with powerful external constraints and limited resources. Now in this fourth edition of David E. Wilkins' The Navajo Political Experience, political developments of the last decade are discussed and analyzed comprehensively, and with as much accessibility as thoroughness and detail. The Diné people and their governing leaders have recently experienced a host of events that dramatically affected the shape of the nation - a plethora of effective grassroots organizations that had a profound impact on the structure of the Navajo political system, a dramatic reduction in the size of the legislative branch from eighty-eight to twenty-four members, the introduction of institutional gambling, unresolved battles over water rights, and a tense political crisis that pitted the legislative branch against the judicial branch as the court sought to ensure that the Fundamental Law was to be adhered to by all governing bodies. These and other developments are examined in this new edition, which includes three new appendices : The Navajo Fundamental Law of 2002; The Diné Natural Resource Protection Act of 2005; and Nelson v. Shirley (2010), which add to the book's value as a classroom tool and a primary source.

Autorentext
David E. Wilkins is McKnight Presidential Professor of American Indian Studies and adjunct professor of political science and law at the University of Minnesota.

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Key Terms
Selected Readings
Notes

PART I
Foundations of Diné Government and Relations
with the United States

Chapter 1
Dine National Government: An Historical Overview

Introduction
Diné Traditional Government
The Naataanii (Headmen and Headwomen of Traditional
Society)
The Naachid
Diné Government: 1700-1846
Diné Governmental Change During the Early American
Period: 1846-1921
Treaty of 1849 (also known as Washington's Treaty)
Treaty of 1868
Importance of the Treaties
The Birth of Local Government: 1922-1936
Chapters
The First Navajo Tribal Council
Navajo Tribal Reorganization: 1936-1938
Diné Tribal Government: 1940-1989
Democratization of the Navajo Nation: Title II Amendments,
1989 to 2002

Fundamental Law to the Present
Conclusion
Key Terms
Selected Readings
Notes

Chapter 2 A Nation Within a Nation

Introduction
No Universal Legal Definition
A Navajo Understanding of What Constitutes a Nation
The Cultural Side of Navajo National Identity
Theories of Race
The Role of Religion
Language and Identity
Traditions and Historical Experiences
Indigenous Values
The Political Side of Navajo Identity
A Distinctive People
A Defined Land Base
Governing Structures
Sovereignty
Tribal Sovereignty
The Distinctive Tribal-Federal Relationship
The Treaty Relationship
The Trust Relationship
Congressional Plenary Power in Indian Affairs
The U.S. Congress and Indian Affairs
Congressional Committees
The U.S. President and Indian Affairs
The Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs 28
The U.S. Supreme Court and Indian Affairs 30
Tribal-State Relations 32
Conclusion