Word: navajoized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Trebon argued that Means is the victim of racial discrimination because the Navajo Nation only has authority over him because he is an American Indian. Trebon pointed out that Means cannot vote or hold public office in the Navajo Nation, asking, "Why should he be subject to Navajo...
...Navajo Nation's chief prosecutor, Donovan D. Brown, said Means consented to Navajo law by living on the Navajo reservation...
...Navajo Nation case comes at a critical juncture for the tribe, which uses its court to address legal issues while respecting the Navajo way--a unique combination of traditional tribal dispute-resolution and Anglo-American judicial methods...
According to materials distributed at the hearing, it is likely Navajo Nation v. Russell Means is "one of the most important in Indian Law in recent times" and as "very likely" to be heard by the Supreme Court...
Yazzie succinctly summed the goal of the Navajo Nation legal process, "to put the pieces back together. [And to answer the question of] how do we restore good back to person, family and community...