American Confederation (Night of the Living Alternate History Map Game)

The Meritocratic Republic of Dinetah is a Meritocratic Oligarchic Republic covering much of the OTL Four Corners region of the United States with an emphasis on the San Juan River and the area around Farmington.

Pre-Apocalypse Timeline
Before the Apocalypse, the area that is now Dinetah was controlled by the United States, and was partially the Navajo Indian Reservation. When the Apocalypse began, Farmington was one of the first hit towns. The US National Guard however, was stationed there to defend it from zombies, and they held the town of Farmington for a couple of months. Food supplies and ammunition ran low however, and a Navajo man named Ahiga Haskie in the National Guard made the controversial decision to relocate to the Four Corners Airport in hopes of finding supplies and possibly taking an airplane to Texas. The planes were beyond repair, and the airport was hopelessly overrun by zombies. In the now legendary Battle of Four Corners, 562 National Guardsmen and armed civilians under the command of Haskie destroyed the horde occupying the airport. Supplies were found, and the survivors gradually drove the zombies out of Farmington and the surrounding region.

Government and Politics
Dinetah is a Meritocratic Oligarchic Republic, meaning that it is led by a council. Every seven years, people elect councilmen to serve in the Council. The candidates are chosen based on the services that they did to Dinetah. There is no leader of Dinetah, but most consider Ahiga Haskie, Commander of the Armed Forces as their leader.