Ex-Navajo President Zah guided by love for people, family Zah died late Tuesday at a hospital in Fort Defiance, Arizona, following a lengthy illness. He was 85.

FILE - Former Navajo chairman and president, Peterson Zah, speaks to a crowd gathered to honor his work in promoting Navajo language and culture, inspiring youth and strengthening tribal ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native ...

FILE - Navajo President Peterson Zah is pictured following a news conference after speaking with state health officials in Window Rock, Ariz., June 2, 1993, about the epidemic affecting mainly ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native ...

Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans, has died.

Former Navajo chairman and president, Peterson Zah, speaks to a crowd Jan. 11 east of Flagstaff, Ariz. Zah has died, according to Navajo Nation officials. (Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press) ...