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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.

Peterson Zah led the Navajo Nation, the largest tribal reservation in the United States, for four years in the 1980s and then for another four in the ’90s, and who is widely credited with calming internal turmoil and advancing the economic and environmental interests of his tribe.

On March 11, a 100-mile (160-kilometer) funeral procession spanning from western New Mexico to eastern Arizona honored the life and legacy of former

Ex-Navajo president honored in funeral procession, reception

On a windy Saturday in Santa Fe, lawmakers inside the Roundhouse discussed and passed bills on how to spend a historic $9.6 billion budget.

He made education, family, culture and Navajo language the hallmarks of his life

LOW MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) — Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah was honored Saturday with a funeral procession that stretched for 100 miles (160 kilometers) from western New Mexico into

Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah is being remembered as an inspirational, humble leader with a passion for education and commitment to his people

Peterson Zah died late Tuesday in Fort Defiance, Arizona, surrounded by his family and after a lengthy illness. He was 85.

Zahs funeral procession stretched for 100 miles from western New Mexico into eastern Arizona