Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah is being remembered as an inspirational, humble leader with a passion for education and commitment to his people.
In this photo provided by the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, tribal utility workers hiost a flag above a funeral procession route for former Navajo President Peterson Zah on the reservation in northeastern Arizona on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Zah was the first president elected on the Navajo Nation in the 1990 after the tribe restructured its government into three branches to prevent power from being concentrated in the chairmanship.
Crsytalyne Curley, Zah's granddaughter who is now the speaker of the Navajo Nation Council, said Zah “spread hope throughout the whole Navajo Nation.” The procession passed through several Navajo communities, with people holding their hands to their hearts and displaying signs that declared Zah would be missed. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority hoisted flags from utility trucks along the route.
“President Zah never lost sight of his purpose: to stand up for the dignity and respect of the Navajo people,” President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wrote in a letter to Zah's family Saturday. Zah also worked to ensure Native Americans were reflected in federal environmental laws like the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
“To say Peterson Zah was a champion of education is like saying there are a lot of stars in the sky. It’s an understatement," said Charles Monty Roessel, a former director of the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Education who is now president of Diné College in Arizona.
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