Navajo Justice: Life Comes From It

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June 30, 2016 a project of ServiceSpace Justice is truth in action. - Benjamin Disraeli - Navajo Justice: Life Comes From It "The Navajo word for "law" is beehaz-aanii. It means something fundamental and absolute, something that has existed from the beginning of time...It's the source of a healthy, meaningful life. Navajos say that "life comes from beehaz-aanii," because it is the essence of life. Imagine a system of law that permits anyone to say anything they like during the course of a dispute, and no authority figure has to determine what is "true." Think of a system with an end goal of restorative justice, which uses equality and the full participation of disputants in a final decision. If we say of law that "life comes from it," then where there is hurt, there must be healing." Former Chief Justice of the Navajo Nation shares more in this powerful piece. { read more } Be The Change Check out this article by the Center for Court Innovation called, "Widening the Circle: Can Peacemaking work outside of Tribal Communities?" { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Power of Story 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself This Is Your Brain On Scarcity Before I Go: A Neurosurgeon's Final Reflections On Mortality Our Shortened Attention Span & 3 Ways To Stay Focused 34 Affirmations For Healthy Living The Top 10 Happiest Countries Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 169,769 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More