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Jonathan Nez to be sworn in as Navajo Nation president

Fort Defiance, Ariz. • Jonathan Nez will be sworn in Tuesday as the next president on the country’s largest Native American reservation.

He and Vice President-elect Myron Lizer will take the oath of office at an indoor sports arena in Fort Defiance, north of the Navajo Nation capital.

The two easily won November's general election to lead the tribe for the next four years.

Nez was raised in Shonto and has served as the community's vice president, as a tribal lawmaker and as a county supervisor. Most recently, he was the tribe's vice president.