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History of the Courts (Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation)

Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation · 2026

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States that Navajo common law is 'the law of preference', that judges are mandated by the Fundamental Laws of the Diné to apply Navajo values, and that Peacemaking was revitalised.

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EstablishedNavajo courts apply Navajo common law as the law of preference, judges are required by the Fundamental Laws of the Diné to apply Navajo values in their decisions, and the judiciary has revived peacemaking, a traditional Navajo way of resolving disputes.