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Rebuilding Native Nations: "What Do We Mean When We Say 'Constitutions'?"

Rebuilding Native Nations:  "What Do We Mean When We Say 'Constitutions'?"
From the Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series: "What Do We Mean When We Say 'Constitutions'?"
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Co-Director Joseph P. Kalt provides a definition of 'constitutions' in the context of nation building.
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Rebuilding Native Nations: "The Importance of Cultural Match"

Rebuilding Native Nations:  "The Importance of Cultural Match"
From the Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series: "The Importance of Cultural Match"
Dr. Manley Begay provides an overview of cultural match, which the Native Nations Institute and the Harvard Project have identified as one of the five keys to successful Native nation building.
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Developing a Community Constitution

Developing a Community Constitution
Developing a Community Constitution
In this, the third part of the BCAFN Governance Toolkit: A Guide to Nation Building , we explore the complex and often controversial subject of governance reform in our communities and ways to approach community engagement. The Governance Toolkit is intended as a resource for First Nations...
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Navajo Peacemaking Guide

Navajo Peacemaking Guide
Navajo Peacemaking Guide
The concept of peacemaking or Hózhoji K’e Náhóodleel goes back to the beginning of time and is embedded in the journey narrative. In fact, according to the journey narrative, the Holy People journeyed through four worlds. In the course of their journey, they came upon many problems, which were...
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