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 The Navajo Police Department is the only tribal police agency in the country that trains its own officers. The department's protection mandate is both a pact with its culture and an oath to the law. The task of finding a young Navajo man to take the badge is explored in great detail in Max's new documentary series, “Navajo Police: Class 57,” co-directed by Kahlil Hudson, Alex Jablonski and David Nordstrom. Stars: Eldon Foster, Nora Allen, Lucy Dan The Navajo Nation spans 17.5 million acres, but only has 180 police officers to serve its people. Although the department estimates that the country's more than 170,000 residents need 500 officers, it has difficulty finding recruits who can fully serve the Diné, the Navajo word for its own people. While “duty” is a word often invoked by police, it takes on a different tone in Navajo country, which is guided by the concept of “k'é,” or a sense of kinship and mutual responsibility for lives, culture and the history of the Diné....