
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ.– It is with great sadness and deep sympathy that Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley officially announce the passing of the late Navajo Tribal Chairman and Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah. He was 85.
“The Navajo Nation lost one of its iconic leaders last night, Dr. Peterson Zah,” Nygren said. “He was the first president of the Navajo Nation and he was a good champion even in Washington, D.C., in the '90s and the '80s.”
Nygren thanked Zah's family for sharing him.
“It’s a big loss for the Navajo Nation. I want to let Indian Country know, as well," Nygren said. "He was a huge tribal advocate across...