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Diné College was founded in 1968 to promote greater self-determination for the Navajo people and to maintain and preserve Diné culture, language, and philosophy. Hózhó Nahasdlii describes the continual goal of the Diné people to live in harmony with the natural order of the universe, affirming the principles of Sa’ąh Naagháí Bik’eh Hózhóón which have served as the mission and guiding philosophy of the college. Despite the ubiquity of Navajo culture and the geographic isolation of a campus located deep in the heart of a reservation the size of West Virginia, students in the social sciences must confront the ugly reality of racism and colonialism that has plagued Native Americans since the initial European invasions. Teaching this reality to a people who continue to be so directly affected by these twin scourges presents a whole host of challenges and complexities for both Navajo and non-Navajo faculty.
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Haskie, M., Shreve, B. (2014). Hózhó Nahasdlii: Finding Harmony in the Long Shadow of Colonialism. Two Perspectives on Teaching Anti-Racism at a Tribal College. In: Haltinner, K. (eds) Teaching Race and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7101-7_10
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