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Peterson Zah and Peter Iverson Interview, June 12, 2007

ContributorsIverson, Peter (Interviewer) / Zah, Peterson (Interviewee)

Created2007-06-12

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From 2007 until 2010, Dr. Peterson Zah and Dr. Peter Iverson met in the Labriola National American Indian Data Center to record talks for their new book We Will Secure Our Future: Empowering the Navajo Nation.

In this interview, Peterson Zah reflects on his academic and professional experiences from 1947-1987. Zah's…

From 2007 until 2010, Dr. Peterson Zah and Dr. Peter Iverson met in the Labriola National American Indian Data Center to record talks for their new book We Will Secure Our Future: Empowering the Navajo Nation.

In this interview, Peterson Zah reflects on his academic and professional experiences from 1947-1987. Zah's academic experiences range from him first attending boarding school, transferring to Phoenix Indian School's Navajo Special Program, attending public high school, and graduating from Arizona State University in 1963. Professional experiences discussed in this interview include working for ASU's Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) volunteer training program, being employed by DNA People's Legal Services and some of their influential cases, and his greatest accomplishments while serving as Tribal Chairmen from 1983-1987. Zah also addresses the creation of the Navajo education policy and briefly discusses key points in Navajo history, such as relocation and significant treaties.

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Created1970

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Horizon - 1986 (August 25)

ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Bommersbach, Jana (Commentator) / Malatia, Torey (Reporter) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)

Created1986-08-25

DescriptionEddie Basha In-Studio Interview (Corso); Bommersbach's Byline #23: Culture Package (Durrenberger); Children's Art Workshop Package (Britton). Segments on a ballot proposition for school budgets, Bommersbach's Byline (Metro Phoenix culture), and an ASU cultural heritage program for children focused on the arts and humanities.