Book contents
- A Nation Within
- A Nation Within
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Past
- Part II Present
- Part III Future
- 8 Locally Grounded Development
- 9 Reclaiming the Land
- 10 Creating Space for Experimentation
- 11 Sovereign Assertions
- 12 Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
8 - Locally Grounded Development
from Part III - Future
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2021
- A Nation Within
- A Nation Within
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Past
- Part II Present
- Part III Future
- 8 Locally Grounded Development
- 9 Reclaiming the Land
- 10 Creating Space for Experimentation
- 11 Sovereign Assertions
- 12 Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
Summary
This chapter focuses on how governance changes and allowance for greater local autonomy might create space for economic development. The Navajo Nation has 110 chapters, each with a separate governance role and each with unique challenges. Just as American politicians routinely advocate for local control under the banner of federalism, so too many Diné feel that the tribe would be better with some form of Navajo federalism. Chapter 8 looks at whether rebalancing the division of authority between the centralized bureaucracy in Window Rock and local chapter houses could help cut through the red tape that currently undermines efforts to build community at the local level.
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- A Nation WithinNavajo Land and Economic Development, pp. 127 - 140Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021