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Navaho Tribe Analysis

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The ethical views of the Navaho tribe are somewhat similar to our basic morals. They generally frowned upon actions such as lying, losing your temper, stealing or cheating. They praised generosity and shunned stinginess. However, they did not hold to many abstract ideas to support their morals. They had a primarily practical reason to the way they acted. For example, one would avoid lying so that they would be trusted in their community. Although the foundation of honesty in most situations was a key in their morals, lying was almost excused if you could get away with it in certain circumstances and white lies were frequently overlooked. Also, a person would rarely feel a sense of guilt if his crime went unnoticed. This fact, in my opinion,

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