FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Former Hopi Chairman Ferrell Secakuku (seh-KAH’-koo-koo) died today in Flagstaff. He was 69.

The announcement of his death came from the Hopi Tribe.

Secakuku disclosed earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer

Instead of fighting the disease with chemotherapy, his family said he was going to let nature take its course.

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