Thomas Atcitty
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| 3rd President of the Navajo Nation | |
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| Vice President | Milton Bluehouse Sr. |
| Preceded by | Albert Hale |
| Succeeded by | Milton Bluehouse Sr. |
| 2nd Vice President of the Navajo Nation | |
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| President | Albert Hale |
| Preceded by | Marshall Plummer |
| Succeeded by | Milton Bluehouse Sr. |
| Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Shiprock, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Shiprock, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Taylor University University of Colorado Boulder Gannon University |
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Thomas Atcitty (November 1, 1933 – October 11, 2020) was an American politician and educator who served in the New Mexico House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party, 2nd Vice President of the Navajo Nation, and briefly served as the 3rd President of the Navajo Nation. He was a member of the Navajo Nation.
Early life
Thomas Atcitty was born on November 1, 1933[1] in Shiprock.[2] Atcitty graduated from Navajo Mission High School in 1954, and attended Taylor University, the University of Colorado, and Gannon University. He served in the United States Marine Corps.[3][4]
Career
Education
Atcitty served as the vice-president of the Navajo Community College during the 1970s after starting to work at the college in 1969. On October 16, 1972, President Ned Hatathli died when he shot himself while cleaning his rifle causing Atcitty to become acting president. Atcitty was selected to replace Hatathli on December 4, and later became the official third president of the college on February 8, 1973.[5][3][6][7] He served as president of the college until his resignation made effective March 1, 1977.[2][8]
Politics
Atcitty was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 4th district as a member of the Democratic Party and served until his resignation in January 1995.[2][9] During his tenure in the New Mexico House of Representatives he served as the chairman of the Consumer and Public Affairs committee.[10] Atcitty also served as the co-chairman of the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives alongside Felix Nunez.[11]
Atcitty served as Albert Hale's vice-presidential running mate during the 1994 Navajo Nation presidential election and they won defeating incumbent President Peterson Zah.[12] He resigned from the House of Representatives to become the Vice President of the Navajo Nation.[2] During his vice-presidency he sought the pardon of Peter MacDonald by President Bill Clinton.[13] On February 18, 1998, President Hale resigned to avoid criminal prosecution causing Atcitty to become President of the Navajo Nation, but he only served until he was removed by the Navajo Nation Council on July 23, 1998, for violating ethic codes.[2] During his tenure as president he was given the Medgar Evers Award by the NAACP.[14]
Death
Atcitty died from natural causes on October 11, 2020, at age 86.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Navajo Nation President Thomas Atcitty dies at 86". KNXV-TV. October 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Navajo leader, NM state representative Thomas Atcitty dead at 86". Farmington Daily Times. October 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Regents Name New President". Clovis News Journal. December 10, 1972. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Staff, Native News Online (15 October 2020). "Navajo Nation Mourns Loss of Former President Thomas Atcitty". Native News Online.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Atcitty Is Acting NCC President". Gallup Independent. October 18, 1972. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ceremony Planned". Alamogordo Daily News. January 14, 1973. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NCC To Install President Today". Albuquerque Journal. April 12, 1973. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Navajo college president quits at request of school's regents". The Arizona Republic. February 16, 1977. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Most Solons Get Free Ride". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 4, 1980. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hale wants Clinton to free MacDonald". Arizona Daily Sun. November 10, 1994. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MacDonald pardon sought". Arizona Daily Star. July 1, 1996. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MacDonald pardon sought". The Santa Fe New Mexican. March 27, 1998. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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