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Henry Chee Dodge

1860–1947 · 20th century

Henry Chee Dodge was a Navajo interpreter, rancher and political leader. He served as head chief of the Navajo from 1884 and became the first chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council when it was created in 1923, chiefly to approve oil leases. He held the chairmanship until 1928 and again from 1942 to 1946.

Henry Chee Dodge
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Navajo Nation

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