The Nakwatsvewat Institute, Inc.

The Nakwatsvewat Institute is a Native American, non-profit organization, based at Hopi, that works with Native communities to develop and enhance their governance, justice and educational institutions.

Tribal Governance & Justice: TNI assists tribes in developing and reforming their local institutions, agencies, governing documents and laws. Additionally, we help tribes develop and enhance their courts and justice systems.

Community Capacity Building: TNI provides technical assistance and training to local tribal leaders, agencies, and organizations in all areas within TNI's mission.

Hopi Dispute Resolution Services Program: Our founding project at TNI is the Hopi Dispute Resolution Services Program (HDRS). The program seeks to empower Hopi communities by providing them with effective tools and resources to resolve family, property, governance, and other disputes, in a predictable, non-adversarial manner, while respecting community priorities and values.

Education (Community, Professional, & Academic): Inter-disciplinary Tribal Summer (ITS) Field Schools "TNI is working to develop ITS Field Schools that will bring faculty and graduate students from different academic disciplines together on-site in different tribal communities each summer. Participants will work with the community to conduct research on that community's most pressing issues.

Research, & Publications: TNI is committed to supporting research and publications focused on the priorities, issues, and value-debates identified by Native communities and tribal governments.

Testimonials

"As a Hopi tribal member, raised on the Hopi Indian Reservation, and as a tribal judge and mediator for many tribes, I witness our tribal communities' most pressing contemporary governance, justice and social problems. The Nakwatsvewat Institute has been established to serve as a resource for Native communities in strengthening their key institutions and community organizations."

Pat Sekaquaptewa