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Other
rights not impaired; deletion or abridgment only by
public referendum.
The enumeration herein of certain rights, shall not
be construed to deny or disparage others retained by
the people. No provision of this chapter, the Navajo
Nation Bill of Rights, shall be abridged or deleted
by amendment or otherwise, except by referendum vote
of the Navajo electorate, in accordance with
applicable provisions of the laws of the Navajo
Nation.
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Equality
of rights not abridged by entitlements, benefits or
privileges; nor by affirmative action necessary to
support rights of the Navajo People to economic
opportunity.
Recognition, enactment, lawful implementation
and enforcement of provisions for specific
entitlements, benefits, and privileges based upon
membership in the Navajo Nation or in other
recognized Tribes of Indians and affirmative action
in support of Navajo or other Indian preference in
employment and business contracting or otherwise
necessary to protect and support the rights of
Navajo People to economic opportunity within the
jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation, shall not be
abridged by any provision herein nor otherwise be
denied.
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Denial
or abridgment of rights on basis of sex; equal
protection and due process of Navajo Nation law.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are
recognized as fundamental individual rights of all
human beings. Equality of rights under the law shall
not be denied or abridged by the Navajo Nation on
account of sex nor shall any person within its
jurisdiction be denied equal protection in
accordance with the laws of the Navajo Nation, nor
be deprived of life, liberty or property, without
due process of law. Nor shall such rights be
deprived by any bill of attainder or ex post facto
law.
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Freedom
of religion, speech, press, and the right of
assembly and petition.
The Navajo Nation Council shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging
the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right
of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Navajo Nation government for a redress of
grievances.
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Search
and seizures.
The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon
probable cause, supported by oath, or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be
searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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Right
to keep and bear arms.
The right of the people to keep and bear arms for
peaceful purposes, and in a manner which does not
breach or threaten the peace or unlawfully damage or
destroy or otherwise infringe upon the property
rights of others, shall not be infringed.
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Rights
of accused; trial by jury; right to counsel.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall
enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, and
shall be informed of the nature and cause of the
accusations; shall be confronted with the witnesses
against him or her; and shall have compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses in their favor. No
person accused of an offense punishable by
imprisonment and no party to a civil action at law,
as provided under 7 NNC 651 shall be denied the
right, upon request, to a trial by jury of not less
than six (6) persons; nor shall any person be denied
the right to have the assistance of counsel, at
their own expense, and to have defense counsel
appointed in accordance with the rules of the courts
of the Navajo Nation upon satisfactory proof to the
court of their inability to provide for their own
counsel for the defense of any punishable offense
under the laws of the Navajo Nation.
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Double
jeopardy; self-incrimination; deprivation of
property.
No person shall be subject for the same offense to
be twice put in jeopardy of liberty, or property;
nor be compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against themselves; nor shall private
property be taken nor its lawful private use be
impaired for public or governmental purposes or use,
without just compensation.
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Cruel
and unusual punishment; excessive bail and fines.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive
fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment
inflicted.
From:
Navajo Nation Government, Fourth Edition,
Office of Navajo Government Development, Window Rock,
Navajo Nation.
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