Milton Bluehouse Sr.

Milton Bluehouse Sr. (February 29, 1936 – January 14, 2019) was the fourth president of the Navajo Nation in the post-Restructuring of the tribal government.[1][2][3]

Milton Bluehouse
4th President of the Navajo Nation
In office
July 24, 1998 – January 12, 1999
Vice PresidentFrank Chee Willeto
Preceded byThomas Atcitty
Succeeded byKelsey Begaye
3rd Vice President of the Navajo Nation
In office
February 1998 – July 24, 1998
PresidentThomas Atcitty
Preceded byThomas Atcitty
Succeeded byFrank Chee Willeto
Personal details
Born(1936-02-29)February 29, 1936
Ganado, Arizona, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 82)
Ganado, Arizona, U.S.
EducationArizona State University, Tempe
Northern Arizona University

Early life

Bluehouse was born in Ganado, Arizona. He served in the United States Army for three years. Bluehouse served on the Navajo Tribal Council.[4] He also served as the vice-president in the office of his predecessor Thomas Atcitty. He assumed the presidency after some controversy involving his right to be president. As he had been an appointed vice-president, the law stated that he was not eligible to become president. The law was changed to allow him to assume the presidency.[5]

References
  1. "Former Navajo Nation President Milton Bluehouse Sr. dies". January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. "Obituaries for Jan. 17, 2019 – Navajo Times". Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. "Navajos name new president - again; Bluehouse appointed". Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. July 26, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  4. 'Former Navajo Nation President Milton Bluehouse Dies,' Albuquerque Journal, Felicia Foncesa, January 14, 2019
  5. Wilkins, David Eugene (2003). The Navajo Political Experience. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7425-2399-9.
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