The traditional Navajo way of justice was explained at forum at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas.

Robert Yazzie, a retired chief justice of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, and Philmer Bluehouse, a traditional Navajo peacemaker, spoke to the forum. Yazzie said Navajo justice is focused on reconciliation, not retribution. The victim, the perpetrator and their extended families come together to discuss how to heal.

Yazzie and Bluehouse will visit the Leavenworth federal prison to explain peacemaking to inmates.

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