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Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah died late Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at a hospital in Fort Defiance, Arizona, after a lengthy illness, Navajo President Buu Nygren's office said. He was 85.(Photo/Navajo Nation Council)

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I am flooded today with memories of Peterson Zah.

By Mark Trahant | Indian Country Today March 14, 2023
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Peterson Zah, the first president of the Navajo Nation, was remembered March 11 with a memorial service and 100-mile funeral procession that stretched from western New Mexico to eastern Arizona.

By Darren Thompson | Native News Online March 14, 2023