Chief Manuelito exhibit

'A sense of pride'

Chief Manuelito exhibit opens at Navajo Nation Museum

By Cindy YurthHe's easily the Navajo Tribe's most famous leader, and yet no in-depth exhibit on his life has ever been undertaken.

Until now.

Friday, Aug. 27, the Navajo Nation Museum opened "The Chief Manuelito Exhibit," a look at Manuelito and other early leaders of the Diné.Below:  "An oil painting of Chief Manuelito, created by Stephen Jackson, is part of an exhibit at the Navajo Nation Museum. It opens Friday." (Stacy Thacker)