What does it mean for Navajo Leadership in the 21st century

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Lee, Lloyd L.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The Navajo (Dine) word naat’aanii is used to signify Dine men and women who areplanners, orators, and community leaders. If you translate the word into theEnglish language, it roughly means orator, speaking to and for the people. Theword also refers to leader yet the depth of this word and context is morespecific and honored. Dine peoples use the word naat’aanii whenreferring to chairmen, presidents, council delegates, and chapter officials. Whilethe word itself does not designate an individual a naat’aanii , the wordis acknowledged as a distinct title. In the creation narratives,certain entities held this recognition such as ![ts4 Hastiin (First Man), ![ts4Asdz33 (First Woman), and the Hashch’47 Dine’4 (Holy People). Later, mountain lion, bear, and coyote were bestowed as naat’aanii . Theywere chosen because they demonstrated certain characteristics and abilities. However,none of them were dependable. Mountain lion was too lazy, bear got angry tooeasily and quickly, and coyote was too mischievous and dishonest. Later, humanswere recognized as naat’aaniis .
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Volume Number	22
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