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The Navajo today have an elected President, Vice President and an elected tribal council with representatives from different geographic areas and a judiciary. The idea of "chief" is not a Navajo concept in the sense of a inherited leadership role. The word for leader in Navajo is naat'áanii. The word is a modification of the word nit'áh and means something that guides growth, or directs it, by means of a process. Historically there was no unified leadership. There were influential men and women who were good speakers and had much livestock and good clan relationships. They were listened to, they could not order people around. Leadership was practiced as follows: 1) Thought process and planning; 2) implementation and actualization of planning; 3) the period of change that follows action; 4) the reiteration of the planning for improvement. These qualities are practiced as people direct themselves about the way they live their life. In general, the Navajo moral blueprint is that of hózhǫ́, or the balanced and beautiful way.
During the Long Walk in 1864-8 the Americans demanded there be "chiefs" to have a few people to deal with. There have been various structures used since that time. band and clan leadership, the early councils of medicine men, then onto the Navajo Business Council in the 1920s, and then the subsequent iterations of the Tribal Council that have led up to today's Navajo Nation Council (complete with balances a checks in the Presidency and Judiciary branches).
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What actors and actresses appeared in The Navajo Blanket - 1914?
The cast of The Navajo Blanket - 1914 includes: Chief Eagle Wing as Big bear - the Apache Chief Big Moon as White Cloud - the Shoshone Chief Artie Ortego as Gontzo - a Navajo Chief
Who was the Navajo tribal chief during the depression?
the answer is Chee Dodge
Who is the Navajo chief today?
The Navajo do not have a "chief" they have a President. In 2014 he is Ben Shelly. He took office in 2011. He is Tó'aheedlíinii clan, born for Ts'ah Yísk'ídnii. His maternal grandfather is Ashiihi and his paternal grandfather is Totinii. In the past they had a Chairman. The current style of Navajo government dates from the early 1920s. Before that they did not have formal unitary leadership. There were important local leaders but not "chief" and no one inherited position or could order people to do things. They led by persuasion.
Who is the chief of the Navajo tribe?
The Navajo tribe has an elected President and vice president. Currently that is, Ben Shelly and Vice president Rex Lee Jim. Historically the Navajo had powerful and respected men who were leaders but no "chief " in the sense the English word means. Traditionally there was a council of sorts with 12 "peace leaders" and 12 war leaders" . However, the Navajo have a more extreme belief in the importance of individual autonomy and therefor no leaders with the power to order people around or inherited chieftainship.
What language is Navajo?
In English is is called Navajo, In Navajo is it called Diné bizaad. There are over 300,000 Navajo, about 175,000- 200,000 speak Navajo.
How do you say in Navajo?
There are two ways you can say "Navajo" in Navajo. Dinémeans "The People" in Navajo. The Navajo call themselves "Diné". Nabeehó is another way of saying Navajo.
What is the proper adjective for Navajo?
The proper adjective form for Navajo is Navajo, as in Navajo Nation, Navajo people, Navajo history, Navajo art, etc. An example sentence: We visited the Navajo display at the museum to see the Navajo jewelry.
Is the plural still Navajo or is it Navajos?
It's still Navajo, or "Navajo Nation"
Is Navajo supposed to be capitalized?
Yes, it is capitalized and it is not Navajo Indians. It is Navajo people.
What did the Americans call the Navajo?
Navajo
What has the author Gary Witherspoon written?
Gary Witherspoon has written: 'Navajo kinship and marriage' -- subject(s): Navajo Indians, Marriage customs and rites, Kinship 'Language and art in the Navajo universe' -- subject(s): Navajo art, Navajo language, Navajo philosophy 'Navajo Kinship and Marriage'
What is the Navajo?
The Navajo is a Native Indian tribe
