1971 Press Photo Navajo Nation Chairman Pete MacDonald sworn in by Judge Muke

Pete MacDonald, left, was sworn in Tuesday as chairman of the 128,000-member Navajo Indian nation. Looking on is U.S. District Court Judge Carl A. Muke of Phoenix, Arizona. An estimated 6,000 Navajos, swathed in heavy clothing and wrapped in colorful Navajo blankets, huddle in subzero temperatures to witness the oath of office administered.

Photo is dated 1971.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.