| Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council | |
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| Style | Madam Speaker (informal) Honorable Speaker (formal) |
| Status | Presiding Member of the Navajo Nation Council |
| Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
| Seat | Navajo Nation Council Chamber |
| Appointer | The Navajo Nation Council |
| Term length | Two years |
| Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
| Inaugural holder | Chee Dodge |
| Salary | ~$55,000.00 USD per year |
| Website | https://www.navajonationcouncil.org/speaker-otto-tso-biography/ |
The office of the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government.[1] The Speaker is the head of the legislative branch and presides over sessions of the council.[2] The Speaker of the council serve a term of two years during the administration of the incumbent President. The Office of the speaker is located in Window Rock, AZ at the Council Chambers.
- ^ Wilkins, David E. (2013-10-25). The Navajo Political Experience. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 125–128. ISBN 978-1-4422-2669-2.
- ^ Austin, Raymond Darrel (2009). Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-governance. U of Minnesota Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8166-6535-8.