▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁as ▁an ▁or phan ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁who ▁found ▁him ▁wand ering ▁around . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁a unt . ▁As ▁his ▁step - un cle ▁was ▁Ang lo - American , ▁the ▁young ▁Che e ▁quickly ▁became ▁fl uent ▁in ▁English . ▁Che e ▁D odge ▁eventually ▁replaced ▁Jesus ▁Ar vis o ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁N ava jo ▁interpreter ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁D odge ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁Trib al ▁Police . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁" Head ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁N ava jo " ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁— ▁a ▁position ▁and ▁title ▁that ▁had ▁no ▁basis ▁in ▁traditional ▁N ava jo ▁concepts ▁of ▁govern ance . ▁He ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁as ▁" ". ▁▁ ▁App oint ed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁Business ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁D odge ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁dollars ▁in ▁roy alt ies ▁for ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁Nation ▁related ▁to ▁min eral ▁rights ▁on ▁their ▁lands . ▁He ▁gave ▁in ▁to ▁dem ands ▁to ▁give ▁oil - dr illing ▁rights ▁to ▁Ang lo - comp an ies . ▁Most ▁N ava jo ▁were ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁council ' s ▁functions . ▁Crit ics ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁simply ▁to ▁rub ber - st amp ▁the ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Indian