Chairmen of the Navajo Nation | |
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Naabeehó Bináhásdzo (Navajo) | |
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Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
Term length | Four years. No term limits. |
Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
Inaugural holder | Chee Dodge |
Formation | 1923 |
Final holder | Leonard Haskie |
Abolished | 1991 |
The Chairmen of the Navajo Nation was the head of the government at the formation of the Tribal Council and the government entity to interact with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The office was replaced by the President of the Navajo Nation in 1991 during restructuring of the Tribal Government into a three-branch national government.