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Chairman Of The Navajo Nation
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 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 The 2015 Navajo Nation Presidential Election was held on April 21, 2015, with the primary on August 26, 2014. Joe Shirley Jr. and Chris Deschene advanced to the general. Originally the general election between Shirley and Deschene was to be held ... * Navajo Nation presidential election, 2018 * Navajo Nation presidential election, 2022 References External links {{Navnat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chee Dodge
Henry Chee Dodge (1860–1947), also known in Navajo by his nicknames ("Mister Interpreter") and ("Red Boy"), was the last official Head Chief of the Navajo Tribe from 1884 until 1910, the first Tribal Chairman of the Navajo Business Council from 1922 until 1928, and chairman of the then Navajo Tribal Council from 1942 until 1946.''Navajo Nation Government. Fourth Edition.'' Office of Navajo Nation Development. /Window Rock, AZ: 1998. p. 13. He was the father of Thomas Dodge,Lock, Raymond F. ''The Book of the Navajo. 6th Edition.'' Mankind Publishing. Los Angeles: 2001. who served as Tribal Council chairman from 1932 until 1936, and activist Annie Dodge Wauneka. Biography Dodge was born around 1860 near (Fort Defiance) into the clan; his father was (Juan Anaya) of Mexican ancestry, Juan Anaya had been captured by the Navajos on one of their many raids and had been raised by them.' (obituary), ''Ádahooníłígíí.'' February 1, 1947. Vol. 2 No. 4. There was speculation that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of The Navajo Nation
The office of Vice-President of the Navajo Nation was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The President of the Navajo Nation, president and vice president are elected every four years. The Navajo Nation Vice-President shall serve no more than two terms. In Navajo Nation presidential election, 2010, 2010, Ben Shelly became the first vice president to be elected president of the Navajo Nation. Office holders References {{Navajo Nation Vice Presidents of the Navajo Nation, * Navajo Nation politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation Presidential Election, 2018
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The candidates for President of the Navajo Nation in the general election were Jonathan Nez and Joe Shirley, Jr. Jonathan Nez and running mate Myron Lizer won the election. Although neither Nez nor Shirley were incumbents, they possessed the high name recognition associated with incumbents. The primary election was held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 between 18 candidates for the office of Navajo Nation President. Candidates Advanced to general election * Joe Shirley, Jr. former Navajo Nation President (2003-2011), vying for a third term. ** Buu Nygren, USC student. * Jonathan Nez, incumbent Vice-President of the Navajo Nation under Russell Begaye. ** Myron Lizer, entrepreneur of Fort Defiance, AZ/Coalmine, NM. Eliminated in primary * Benny Bahe * Russell Begaye, incumbent President of the Navajo Nation. * Tom Chee, incumbent Council Delegate of the Shiprock Chapter. * Calvin Lee, Jr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation Presidential Election, 2015
The 2015 Navajo Nation Presidential Election was held on April 21, 2015, with the primary on August 26, 2014. Joe Shirley Jr. and Chris Deschene advanced to the general. Originally the general election between Shirley and Deschene was to be held on Tuesday November 4, 2014. However, two former presidential candidates, Dale E. Tsosie & Hank Whitethorne, who were eliminated in the Primary election challenged Deschene's candidacy over his fluency of the Navajo Language, a requirement to run for president. Eventually disqualifying Chris Deschene and his running mate Fannie L. Atcitty. The special election was held on April 21, 2015 between Shirley. & Dineh Benally against Russell Begaye & Jonathan Nez, who finished third in the primary election. Candidates Advanced to general election * Joe Shirley Jr. former Navajo Nation President (2003-2011), vying for a third term. ** Dineh Benally. * Chris Deschene, Marine Veteran & former AZ State House of Representatives.** ** Fannie L. Atc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation Presidential Election, 2010
The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Ben Shelly won the election. The general election was held between New Mexico State Senator Lynda Lovejoy and outgoing Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly. The primary election was held on August 3, 2010. Lynda Lovejoy won a plurality of the vote, becoming the first woman to do so. Ben Shelly came in second place. The primary election included nine other candidates. This was the first Navajo Nation presidential election in which both candidates, Lovejoy and Shelly, were residents of the Eastern part of the Navajo Nation. Ben Shelly became the first Vice President of the Navajo Nation to be elected president. Had she been elected, Lynda Lovejoy would have become the first female president of the Navajo Nation. Previously, during the 2006 presidential election Joe Shirley Jr. had been re-elected to a second term over challenger Lynda Lovejoy. On July 9, 2010, the Navajo Nation Supreme Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation Presidential Election, 2006
The Navajo Nation Presidential elections took place on November 7, 2006. Primary elections took place on August 8, 2006. Incumbent President Joe Shirley Jr. was re-elected, defeating 11 candidates, including former New Mexico State senator Lynda Lovejoy. Major Candidates Frank Dayish Jr. On May 6, 2006, then vice-president of the Navajo Nation Frank Dayish Jr. announced his bid for president at the Shiprock Chapter as 450 concern Diné. Lynda Lovejoy Lynda Lovejoy, a former New Mexico state representative, declared her candidancy on April 1, 2006, at the Crownpoint Chapter House in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Candidates {{Cleanup rewrite, date=June 2022, section=yes * Calvin Tsosie Yatahey, New Mexico * Frank Dayish Shiprock, New Mexico * Lynda Lovejoy Crownpoint, New Mexico * Ernest H Begay Rock Point, Arizona * James Henderson Ganado, Arizona * Wilbur Nelson * Harrison Todichiini Shiprock, New Mexico * Vern Lee Kirtland, New Mexico * Joe Shirley Jr. Chinle, Arizona P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajo Nation Council
The Navajo Nation Council ( nv, Béésh bąąh dah siʼání) is the legislative branch of the Navajo Nation government. The council meets four times per year, with additional special sessions, at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber, which is in Window Rock, Arizona. The council is composed of 24 district delegates, or councilors, chosen by direct election, who represent 110 municipal chapters within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Delegates must be members of the Navajo Nation and be at least twenty-five years of age. Delegate offices are at the Navajo Nation governmental campus in Window Rock. The council selects a speaker, chosen from among all delegates, to preside over the day-to-day functions of the council for a two-year term. Power and jurisdiction As codified in Section 101 of the Navajo Nation Code: (2 N.N.C. § 101(A)) ''The Legislative Branch shall consist of the Navajo Nation Council and any entity established under the Navajo Nation Council.'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The Navajo Nation Council
The office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The Speaker is the head of the legislative branch and presides over sessions of the council. The Speaker of the council serve a term of two years during the administration of the incumbent President. The Office of the speaker is located in Window Rock, AZ at the Council Chambers. Office holders See also *President of the Navajo Nation *Vice President of the Navajo Nation *Navajo Nation Council * 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election * 2010 Navajo Nation presidential election * 2015 Navajo Nation presidential election *2018 Navajo Nation presidential election *2022 Navajo Nation presidential election The 2022 Navajo Nation presidential election took place on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 to elect the president and vice president of the Navajo Nation. The primary election was held on August 2nd. Incumbent president Jonathan Nez ran for reelection .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward T
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Navajo Nation
The flag of the Navajo Nation is the official flag of the Navajo Nation, a Native American governed nation in the Four Corners states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. History On 21 May 1968, the flag was adopted for the Navajo Nation, a reservation in the Southwestern United States. This flag was designed by Jay R. Degroat, a student from Mariano Lake, New Mexico and was initially selected from 140 entries for the Navajo Flag Competition. It incorporates elements of the tribal seal designed by Amos Frank Singer and John Claw, Jr. adopted earlier, on 18 January 1952. Description On a pale buff, tan, or copper field (sources differ), four sacred mountains of four different colors (black, white, turquoise, and yellow from the Navajo creation story) surround the center element of the flag, a map of the Navajo Nation with a white disk in the center that features elements from the Navajo tribal seal. The overall flag recalls sand painting, an art form used by the Navajos. A rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peterson Zah
Peterson Zah (born December 2, 1937) is an American politician who was the first Navajo President and the last Chairman of the Navajo Nation. Since 1995, he has been working at Arizona State University as the Special Adviser to ASU President on American Indian Affairs. Zah also works as a consultant to companies attempting to do business on the Navajo Nation. Biography Peterson Zah was born December 2, 1937 in Low Mountain, Arizona, the son of Henry and Mae Multine Zah. He was educated at Phoenix Indian School and Arizona State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in education in 1963.Peterson Zah Collection, 1969-1994 Arizona Archives Online, Arizona State University After college, Zah spent a year working in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter MacDonald (Navajo Leader)
Peter MacDonald (born December 16, 1928) is a Native American politician and the only four term Chairman of the Navajo Nation. MacDonald was born in Arizona, U.S. and served the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II as a Navajo Code Talker. He was first elected Navajo Tribal Chairman in 1970. In 1989, MacDonald was removed from office by the Navajo Tribal Council, pending the results of federal criminal investigations headed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. MacDonald was sent to federal prison in 1990 for violations of US law and subsequently convicted of more U.S. federal crimes, including fraud, extortion, riot, bribery, and corruption. Life and politics Born Hashkasilt Begay, MacDonald was raised among traditional shepherds and groomed as a medicine man. He entered the Marine Corps as a Navajo language code talker during World War II. The war ended soon after his training was complete and he was deployed in post-war China to guard surrendered Japanese officers. After the war, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
