Diné Nihi Kéyah Project
A project of Indian Country Grassroots Support
Mapping Navajo Nation land history, law and custom
In order to be self-sufficient, there must be informed engagement
This project gathers information in order to map laws and trace them to their origins. The goal is for Navajo Nation communities to have a whole foundation on which to envision the wellbeing of future generations through practicable reform.
The site was last revised on July 28, 2026.
In April, 2026, Navajo Family Voices, began collecting stories of mostly young parents on the Navajo Nation expressing challenges and wishes for families and communities on our ancestral homeland. The storytellers hope their stories will enable Naatʼáanii to plan local services and systems that communities really need. The story boxes automatically update as stories come in. Thank you for reading and contributing to all our stories.
Differences Don’t Have to Create Divisions
Ramah Chapter
I was raised in a traditional Navajo home by parents, grandparents, and relatives who taught me our way of life. Some of my best memories taught me responsibility, respect, and the importance of family. Those teachings always brought me back. Those values continue to guide me today.
Savara’s Story — The Carefulness of Traditional Medicine
Shiprock Chapter
That experience stayed with me. At such a young age, I developed a fear of hospitals, doctors, and nurses. I struggled to trust the healthcare system because my first experience made me feel like my health and my life had not been taken seriously. That fear followed me into adulthood.
When Words Change a Family
Tse Dáá K’áán
My brother had been misdiagnosed. The doctors apologized, but by then our family had already lived through panic, grief, confusion, fear, and sleepless nights. Even though my brother was going to live, the emotional weight we carried didn’t disappear overnight. That experience changed the way I see healthcare.
Stalled in Transition: The "638 Contract" Navajo Nation Government
Community Briefing - ONGD Proposed Constitution
Duties of a Government Lawyer
Blessing to open the project
Let there be beauty from here my mother earth, my blue heaven, the sun. Let there be beauty extended from all the holy ones. From here this morning we will be speaking to one another. Hear the planning we speak on, for the things we need. For this reason we are doing this, take heed to them. Please my mother earth, blue heaven, and holy ones. Each and every one of us we have our homes, acknowledge them. We are your children. From here, according to what we are capable of, we talk about planning and thinking with relationships as we speak, acknowledging each other with empathy, with love. Recognize us. Make it possible for us to walk on a straight corn pollen road. These things we plea for. We are thankful for our lives. We are certain, with our thinking and planning, good will materialize in the future, even if small. This way I say my prayer from all directions. Let there be beauty from the east, from the south, from the west, from the north and from the center of the earth and from everywhere there is holiness. Beauty exists again, beauty exists again, beauty exists again, beauty exists again.