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Key moments and achievements from Rex Jim's life.
Rex was born
· Rock Point, Arizona, USA
Education
Rex Lee Jim, raised in Rock Point, Arizona on the Navajo Nation, attended Princeton University (Class of 1986), one of very few Navajo students at the Ivy League institution, where he honed his literary skills and cross-cultural perspective.
Education
Rex Lee Jim, raised in Rock Point, Arizona on the Navajo Nation, attended Princeton University (Class of 1986), one of very few Navajo students at the Ivy League institution, where he honed his literary skills and cross-cultural perspective.
Education
Jim furthered his education at the Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English and its Oxford University campus in England, deepening his literary craft and gaining international perspectives that enriched his Navajo poetry.
Education
Jim furthered his education at the Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English and its Oxford University campus in England, deepening his literary craft and gaining international perspectives that enriched his Navajo poetry.
Achievement
Jim published 'Saad Lá Tah Hózhóón,' a collection of 30 poems written in Diné Bizaad (Navajo language) with English translations, establishing himself as one of the foremost Navajo-language poets and a champion of indigenous literary arts.
Achievement
Jim published 'Saad Lá Tah Hózhóón,' a collection of 30 poems written in Diné Bizaad (Navajo language) with English translations, establishing himself as one of the foremost Navajo-language poets and a champion of indigenous literary arts.
Community
Throughout his life, Jim served as a hataałii, a traditional Navajo healer and medicine man, maintaining the sacred ceremonial traditions of his people while simultaneously pursuing careers in politics, education, and literature.
Community
Throughout his life, Jim served as a hataałii, a traditional Navajo healer and medicine man, maintaining the sacred ceremonial traditions of his people while simultaneously pursuing careers in politics, education, and literature.
Career
Rex Lee Jim was elected as a delegate to the Navajo Nation Council, serving during the 20th and 21st sessions from 2003 to 2011, where he chaired the Public Safety Committee and advocated for tribal funding in Washington, D.C.
Career
Rex Lee Jim was elected as a delegate to the Navajo Nation Council, serving during the 20th and 21st sessions from 2003 to 2011, where he chaired the Public Safety Committee and advocated for tribal funding in Washington, D.C.
Achievement
In 2011, Rex Lee Jim was inaugurated as the eighth Vice President of the Navajo Nation, serving under President Ben Shelly until May 2015. He brought his unique perspective as a medicine man, poet, and educator to the highest levels of Navajo governance.
Achievement
In 2011, Rex Lee Jim was inaugurated as the eighth Vice President of the Navajo Nation, serving under President Ben Shelly until May 2015. He brought his unique perspective as a medicine man, poet, and educator to the highest levels of Navajo governance.
Rex Jim passed away
