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 Dine, political
thought, focusing on traditional Dine 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 Dine
institutions of government from Dine philosophers, the book is the
first to represent Indigenous philosophy as the foundation behind
traditional and contemporary governance. It also explains how Dine
governance institutions operated during Pre-Contact and
Post-Contact times. This path-breaking book stands as the
first-time normative account of Dine philosophy.
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