Hopi Mediation

Posted in Tribal on Sunday January 06 2008 @ 6:27pm

Nakwatsvewat is Hopi for resolving conflict peacefully. So, it is the perfect name for a new Hopi mediation group: The Nakwatsvewat Institute.

The program received a $300,000 grant over three years from the Administration for Native Americans. According to the grants page, the project will include training, administration, and implementation.

The program aims to be a mix of western mediation and Hopi tradition. The idea came from the late Chief Justice of the Hopi Appellate Court, Emory Sekaquaptewa. Other reservations may use the program as a model in the future.

See Hopi Mediation Group Formed to Resolve Conflicts, Stan Bindell, The Independent (January 3, 2008).

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