Chairman of the Navajo Nation facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chairmen of the Navajo Nation |
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Great Seal of the Navajo Nation
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| Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
| Term length | Four years. No term limits. |
| Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
| Inaugural holder | Chee Dodge |
| Formation | 1923 |
| Final holder | Leonard Haskie |
| Abolished | 1991 |
The Chairmen of the Navajo Nation was the head of the government at the formation of the Tribal Council and the government entity to interact with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Officeholders
| # | Image | Name | Term started | Term ended | Vice Chairman of the Navajo Nation |
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| 1 | Chee Dodge | 1923 | 1928 | ||
| 2 | Deshna Chischillige | 1928 | 1932 | Maxwell Yazzie | |
| 3 | Thomas Dodge | 1932 | 1936 | Marcus Kanuho | |
| 4 | Henry Taliman, Sr. | 1937 | 1938 | Roy Kinsel | |
| 5 | Jacob C. Morgan | 1938 | 1942 | Howard Gorman | |
| 6 | Chee Dodge | 1942 | 1946 | Sam Ahkeah | |
| 7 | Sam Ahkeah | 1946 | 1954 | Chee Dodge (Died before taking office)
Zealy Tso - appointed (1946-1950) John Claw (1951-1952) Adolph Maloney (1952-1954) |
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| 8 | Paul Jones | 1955 | 1963 | Scott Preston | |
| 9 | Raymon Nakai | 1963 | 1970 | Nelson Damon | |
| 10 | Peter MacDonald | 1971 | 1982 | Wilson Skeet (1971-1979)
Frank E. Paul (1979-1982) |
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| 11 | Peterson Zah | 1983 | 1987 | Edward T. Begay | |
| 12 | Peter MacDonald | 1987 | 1989 | Johnny R. Thompson | |
| 13 | Leonard Haskie | 1989 | 1991 | Irvin Billy |
See also
- Vice President of the Navajo Nation
- Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council
- The Navajo Nation Council
- Navajo Nation presidential election, 2006
- Navajo Nation presidential election, 2010
- Navajo Nation presidential election, 2015
- Navajo Nation presidential election, 2018
- Navajo Nation presidential election, 2022
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