Mae Peshlakai is an American politician and a Navajo elder, jewelry maker, and weaver. She is a Democratic member of the

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elected to represent District 6 in 2022. She is the mother of former State Senator Jamescita Peshlakai. She speaks English and

Navajo The Navajo or Diné are an Indigenous people of the Southwestern United States. Their traditional language is Diné bizaad, a Southern Athabascan language. The states with the largest Diné populations are Arizona (140,263) and New Mexico (1 ...

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