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Peter MacDonald (born December 16, 1928) is a Native American politician and the only four term Chairman of the Navajo Nation. MacDonald was born in Arizona, U.S. and served the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II as a Navajo Code Talker. He was first elected Navajo Tribal Chairman in 1970.
This documentary film was researched, photographed, edited and produced by students of Winona State University (Winona, Minnesota) and Diné College (Tsaile, ...
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- Tom Grier
Peter MacDonald Sr. wears his U.S. Marines cap and yoo’ dootł’izhii for a photo inside his home in Tónaneesdizí. MacDonald is a Navajo Code Talker and a former Navajo tribal chairman.
Feb 11, 2014 · MacDonald served as Navajo Nation Tribal Chairman for four terms between the years 1970 to 1986. Photo by Tom Grier/Navajo Oral History Project. MacDonald is credited with starting the Navajo Nation Shopping Centers Enterprise, Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority, and many other Navajo-owned enterprises.
Jan 11, 2022 · Peter MacDonald is a Native American politician and the only four term Chairman of the Navajo Tribe. MacDonald was born in Arizona, U.S. and served the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II as a Navajo Code Talker. He was first elected Navajo Tribal Chairman in 1970.
Peter MacDonald (born December 16, 1928) is a Native American politician and the only four term Chairman of the Navajo Nation. MacDonald was born in Arizona, U.S. and served the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II as a Navajo Code Talker.
Nov 14, 1992 · A federal jury decided Friday that former Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald was behind a 1989 riot at the tribal capital that left two dead and six others injured.
