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The 1974 Boldt Decision marked the culmination of seven decades of protests, arrests, and violence in the infamous ‘Fish Wars.’

He won an upset victory in 1982 to become tribal chairman. In 1990, after a restructuring, he was the first person elected to the new post of president.

Zah sometimes was referred to as the Native American Robert Kennedy because of his charisma, ideas and ability to get things done.

Peterson Zah, who guided one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. through a politically tumultuous time, has died

Zah served as the tribal chairman in the 1980s and later was elected as its first president in 1990 after the government was restructured into three branches to prevent power from being concentrated in the chairman's office.

Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era, has died.

Peterson Zah, a prolific Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous time, died in Fort Defiance, Arizona, at 85.

Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans, has died.

Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans, has died.

Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans, has died.