Word: navajos
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...Navajo Nation v. Russell Means catches the American judicial system in a difficult position...
...case, which was heard before the Navajo Nation Supreme Court Saturday morning at Harvard Law School (HLS), illustrates the complicated and tenuous relationship between the national and American Indian judicial systems...
...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...