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Navajo Nation's Na'Nizhoozhi Center, Inc.

Author
The Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development
Year

Responding to the distressing rates of accidents, deaths, and other alcohol-related problems in Gallup, NM, the Navajo Nation partnered with Zuni Pueblo, the City of Gallup, McKinley County, and the State of New Mexico to establish the Na’Nizhoozhi Center in 1992. The Center has been an effective force in promoting wellness and safety by providing protective custody, shelter, referral services, and culturally based in-patient and out-patient substance abuse treatment services to meet the needs of its Indian clients.

cultural match
intergovernmental agreements
intertribal relations
substance abuse treatment
treatment centers
wellness and safety
Native Nations
Navajo Nation
Pueblo of Zuni
Resource Type
Honoring Nations Reports
Topics
Health and Social Services
Useful Links
NNI "Rebuilding Native Nations" Online Course: Intergovernmental Relations
Citation

"Na'Nizhoozhi Center, Inc.". Honoring Nations: 2003 Honoree. The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2004. Report. 

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