Navajo election

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Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald, who has been suspended from his position since March 1989 pending the outcome of his criminal trial, has won a place on the ballot in November's Navajo general election. MacDonald will face long-time political opponent Peterson Zah in the bid for the Navajo tribal presidency. MacDonald has chosen as his running mate Dr. George P. Lee, 47, of Shiprock, who formerly was the highest-ranking American Indian in the Church of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). MacDonald's trial on bribery and racketeering charges is set to begin in Navajo Tribal Court Sept. 18.