pt. I. History of peacemaking Commentary on part I / James W. Zion and Marianne O. Nielsen
1. Process of decision making in tribal courts : a Navajo jurist's perspective / Tom Tso
2. "Life comes from it" : Navajo justice concepts / Robert Yazzie
pt. II. Peacemaking concepts and practices Commentary on part 2 / James W. Zion and Marianne O. Nielsen
3. Navajo peacemaker court : deference to the old and accommodation to the new / James W. Zion
4. Dynamics of Navajo peacemaking : social psychology of an American Indian method of dispute resolution / James W. Zion
5. When people act as if they have no relatives : domestic abuse cases in the Crownpoint Family Court / James W. Zion
pt. III. Peacemaking analyses and assessments Commentary on part 3 / James W. Zion and Marianne O. Nilesen
6. Perceptions of justice : the effect of procedural justice in Navajo peacemaking / Eric Kenneth Gross
7. Bil Háí'áázh ("I am his brother") : can peacemaking work with juveniles? / Jon'a F. Meyer
8. Navajo Nation courts and peacemaking : restorative justice issues / Marianne O. Nielsen
9. Hózhq́q́jí Naat'áanii : the Navajo justice and harmony ceremony / Philmer Bluehouse and James W. Zion
pt. IV. Conclusions Commentary on part 4 / James W. Zion and Marianne O. Nielsen
10. Lessons from the third sovereign : Indian tribal courts / Sandra Day O'Connor
11. "Navajo thinking" : peacemaking, planning, and policy / Robert Yazzie and James W. Zion
12. Epilogue and dream : a look backward and forward / James W. Zion
Commentary on the peacemaking readings / Marianne O. Nielsen and James W. Zion.
