Tribal officials said the man who created the iconic Navajo Nation Seal has died.
Eighty-two-year-old John Claw Junior died Thursday in Gallup, New Mexico.
Claw's daughter said he had been taken to the emergency room for complications stemming from heart-related conditions.
In 1952, while still in high school, Claw entered a competition to design the Navajo Nation Seal. His winning design incorporated arrowheads, a rainbow, cornstalks, the Four Sacred Mountains and livestock.
Tribal President Russell Begaye said the seal "signifies the essential core of Navajo life, culture and teachings and is identifiable far beyond the reaches of the United States.”
