The Government of the Navajo Nation (a nation within a nation) The Navajo Nation includes Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Navajoland spans more than 10 of the 50 U.S. states. Navajo Nation is the name of a Native American sovereign established by the Dine (1). To be an enrolled member of the Navajo Tribe, the person applying for enrollment must have a fourth degree amount of Indian blood. When you have quarter blood, you get an Indian Blood Certificate (IBC). In comparison, some tribes only require a thirty-second amount of blood for the Indian Blood Certificate. The Navajo Nation Tribal Council rejected a proposal to reduce the blood count to one-eighth. With this proposal, the Navajo Nation would have doubled the number of individuals qualified to become enrolled Navajo tribal members. The Navajo define the territorial boundaries that the nation controls and define membership by the boundaries of the population that comprises the nation. The Navajo are unique in their own way; we have so many traditions, beliefs, values ​​and teachings among our people. The Navajo Nation has four sacred mountains - these mountains are Mount Blanca (Dawn or White Shell Mountain) in the east, Mount Taylor (Blue Bead or Turquoise Mountain) in the south, San Francisco Peaks (Abalone Shell Mountain) to the west and Mount Hesperus (Big Mountain Sheep) to the north. The flag of the Navajo Nation consists of a design of the sacred mountains with a rainbow above them. The rainbow is a symbol of Navajo sovereignty. In the story, the Navajo have four worlds: black, blue, yellow and white. Prime/Black World: The Beginning of Time. In the First World lived various spiritual beings. They received Navajo...... middle of paper ......htmNavajo Nation Crystalinks, March 3, 2011, Welcome to Navajo Nation Government, http://www. crystalinks.com/navajo.htmlNavajo Nation DIT, History-navajo-nsn.gov, 03, March 2011www.navajo.org/history.htmNavajo Nation Profile, 24, February 2011www.navajonationcouncil.org/NNprofile.htmNavajo Economic Development Division Navajo Nation, Mission-Government, 01, March 2011http://www.navajoadvantage.com/pages/govt.htmPublic Guide to Navajo Nation Courts, February 24, 2011www.navajocourts.org/publicguide.htmSan Juan Heritage. Department homepage. San Juan School District. February 24, 2011http://www.dine.sanjuan.K12.ut.us/heritage/../government/index.htmSupreme Court of the Navajo Nation, March 1, 2011www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Navajo_NationWilkins E., David: The Navajo Political Experience, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, INC.. 2003