Abstract

The tribal governance standards of the past are not obsolete. They were focused on maintaining the health and wellness of every member of the community. Safety, health, wellness and protection were facilitated, not by dominance, confrontation, conflict and coercion, but by ethics, communication, cooperation and reverence for the creator and the laws of nature. To continue to preserve our cultural strengths in self-governance, we must renew our cultural teaching and restructure our tribal government according to the spiritual values of the Holy People and our ancestors because our children deserve balanced living, harmony in communication, peace in the family, beauty in the environment and joy with our hearts, homes, and communities. Carol Perry and Patricia Anne Davis, Dineh Sovereignty Is Spiritual Empowerment and Self-Identity

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