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Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony

Navajo Preparatory School graduate Destinee D. Dale reviews a program during the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
Navajo Preparatory School graduate Destinee D. Dale reviews a program during the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
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Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez talks about attending college during the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez talks about attending college during the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
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Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye spoke about the importance of higher education to recipients of the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye spoke about the importance of higher education to recipients of the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
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Martha Dailey holds the medal she received as recipient of the Chief Manuelito Scholarship in 1991. Dailey was the keynote speaker at this year's awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
Martha Dailey holds the medal she received as recipient of the Chief Manuelito Scholarship in 1991. Dailey was the keynote speaker at this year's awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
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Martha Dailey told students to search for mentors to help with classes during her keynote address at the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
Martha Dailey told students to search for mentors to help with classes during her keynote address at the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
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Sheldon T. Curley, center, listens to the keynote speaker during the Chief Manuelito awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
Sheldon T. Curley, center, listens to the keynote speaker during the Chief Manuelito awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
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Nazhoona Betsuie, left, and Britany Begaye wait to be recognized for receiving the Chief Manuelito Scholarship during the awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
Nazhoona Betsuie, left, and Britany Begaye wait to be recognized for receiving the Chief Manuelito Scholarship during the awards ceremony on Friday at the Henderson Fine Arts Center at San Juan College in Farmington.
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Kirtland Central High School graduate Randall R. Marshall, left, talks to Navajo Nation Council Delegate Nathaniel Brown after receiving the Chief Manuelito Scholarship on Friday in Farmington.
Kirtland Central High School graduate Randall R. Marshall, left, talks to Navajo Nation Council Delegate Nathaniel Brown after receiving the Chief Manuelito Scholarship on Friday in Farmington.
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Aaron Troglia, left, receives a copy of a biography about Navajo leader Annie Dodge Wauneka from Danielle Slim, an office specialist for the Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Aid, during the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday in Farmington.
Aaron Troglia, left, receives a copy of a biography about Navajo leader Annie Dodge Wauneka from Danielle Slim, an office specialist for the Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Aid, during the Chief Manuelito Scholarship awards ceremony on Friday in Farmington.
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