Tribal leaders: How much do you know?
MacDonald Navajo Times/Paul Natonabah Navajo Nation President Peter MacDonald (1970-1989) walks away from one of his hearings with his wife, Wanda, guarded by Navajo Nation police.
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Navajo Times/Paul Natonabah
Navajo Nation President Peter MacDonald (1970-1989) walks away from one of his hearings with his wife, Wanda, guarded by Navajo Nation police.
Navajo Times/Paul Natonabah
Kelsey Begaye (1999-2003), of Kaibeto, rose from a life on the streets to become Navajo Nation President.
Monday is Presidents’ Day, celebrating the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But in some schools, it is used as a time to celebrate the deeds of all of the nation’s Presidents.
On this occasion, we have decided to take a little time thinking about the chairmen and presidents who have led the Navajo Nation from 1923 to the present day. So take this little test to see just how much you know about the Navajo Nation’s leaders.
(Here’s the first question; for the rest of the quiz subscribe to the Navajo Times online or pick up your hard copy at your favorite newsstand)
- There have been two Bushes who have served as U.S. presidents and to distinguish them apart, George H.W. Bush is referred to as “41” while his son, George W. Bush, is referred to as 43, indicating he was the 43rd president. If we did that with Russell Begaye, what number would we call him? (Answer: 17)
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