Chee Dodge (Hastiin Adiitsʼaʼii) | |
|---|---|
 Henry Chee Dodge | |
| Last Head Chief of the Navajo Tribe | |
| In office 1884–1910 | |
| Preceded by | Manuelito |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| 1st Chairman of the Navajo Business Council | |
| In office 1922 – 1928 (no vice-chairman appointed) | |
| Succeeded by | Deshna Chischillige |
| 6th Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council | |
| In office 1942 – 1946 Vice-Chairman: Sam Ahkeah | |
| Preceded by | Jacob C. Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Sam Ahkeah |
| 6th Vice Chairman-elect of the Navajo Tribal Council (died before taking office; Zhealy Tso appointed) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ~1860 Fort Defiance, New Mexico Territory |
| Died | January 7, 1947 Ganado, Arizona |
| Cause of death | pneumonia |
| Resting place | Fort Defiance Veterans Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Arizona |
| Nationality |  Navajo Nation and  USA (acquired 1924) |
| Spouse(s) | K'eehabah, Nanabah |
| Children | 6, Tom, Ben, Antoinette, Annie, Veronica and Josephine |
| Occupation | Interpreter for the U.S. military, Rancher |
| Clans | Mąʼii Deeshgiizhnii Naakaii Dineʼé |
Henry Chee Dodge (c. 1860–1947), also known in Navajo by his nicknames Hastiin Adiitsʼaʼii ("Mister Interpreter") and Kiiłchííʼ ("Red Boy"), was the last official Head Chief of the Navajo Tribe from 1884 until 1910, the first Tribal Chairman of the Navajo Business Council from 1922 until 1928, and chairman of the then Navajo Tribal Council from 1942 until 1946.[1] He was the father of Thomas Dodge,[2] who served as Tribal Council chairman from 1932 until 1936,[1] and activist Annie Dodge Wauneka.