military or by the Federal Government’s Branch of Law and Order. acquired the territory of New Mexico from Mexico during the Mexican-American War (1846-48), "law enforcement" among the Navajo was handled primarily by the U.S. authority, access to and passage through Navajo lands, and the establishment on Navajo lands of U.S. In exchange for Navajo recognition of U.S. Law and order, as understood from a Western perspective, was established among the Navajo by an 1849 Treaty between the United States and the Navajo. In addition, Hillerman makes a distinction between local Law and Order, which occurs at the tribal and agency level, and federal Law and Order, which occurs at the bureau level and emanates from Washington, D.C. Rather, the Navajo Nation maintains the Division of Public Safety, under which are several branches, including the Navajo Police Department. Tony Hillerman’s use of “Division of Law and Order” as part of the Navajo Nation's tribal authority is an intentional “mistake,” as there is no Division of Law and Order under the Navajo Tribal Council.
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