First lady Jill Biden visits school, hospital on Navajo Nation

Noel Lyn Smith
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First lady Jill Biden starts the second day of her visit to the Navajo Nation with a listening session with students and teachers on April 23 at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden starts the second day of her visit to the Navajo Nation with a listening session with students and teachers on April 23 at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
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Students listen to first lady Jill Biden on April 23 at Hunters Point Board School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
Students listen to first lady Jill Biden on April 23 at Hunters Point Board School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
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First lady Jill Biden held a listening session with students and teachers from various schools across the Navajo Nation on April 23 at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden held a listening session with students and teachers from various schools across the Navajo Nation on April 23 at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
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First lady Jill Biden arrives at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona on April 23.
First lady Jill Biden arrives at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona on April 23.
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First lady Jill Biden visited on April 23 Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona as part of her two-day visit to the Navajo Nation.
First lady Jill Biden visited on April 23 Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona as part of her two-day visit to the Navajo Nation.
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During the visit, first lady Jill Biden left a message on April 23 for students, teachers and staff at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
During the visit, first lady Jill Biden left a message on April 23 for students, teachers and staff at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
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Navajo Nation first lady Phefelia Nez, left, and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joined first lady Jill Biden on April 23 at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
Navajo Nation first lady Phefelia Nez, left, and Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joined first lady Jill Biden on April 23 at Hunters Point Boarding School near St. Michaels, Arizona.
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Residents of Fort Defiance, Arizona greeted the motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden through the community on April 23.
Residents of Fort Defiance, Arizona greeted the motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden through the community on April 23.
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People wave at the motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden through Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
People wave at the motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden through Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
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First lady Jill Biden, center, leaves the motorcade on April 23 carrying boxes of cookies for front-line workers at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden, center, leaves the motorcade on April 23 carrying boxes of cookies for front-line workers at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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First lady Jill Biden learned about efforts by front-line workers to the coronavirus pandemic during her April 23 visit to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden learned about efforts by front-line workers to the coronavirus pandemic during her April 23 visit to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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First lady Jill Biden spent two day on the Navajo Nation, including a stop on April 23 at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden spent two day on the Navajo Nation, including a stop on April 23 at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Capt. Sandi Adkins, right, talks with first lady Jill Biden on April 23 at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Capt. Sandi Adkins, right, talks with first lady Jill Biden on April 23 at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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Jill Jim, director of the Navajo Department of Health, left, and Roselyn Tso, director of the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, attend first lady Jill Biden's visit on April 23 to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
Jill Jim, director of the Navajo Department of Health, left, and Roselyn Tso, director of the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, attend first lady Jill Biden's visit on April 23 to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez talks about tribe's response to the coronavirus pandemic during first lady Jill Biden's visit to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez talks about tribe's response to the coronavirus pandemic during first lady Jill Biden's visit to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
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First lady Jill Biden, center, reacts to the comment by Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, left, on April 23 at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden, center, reacts to the comment by Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, left, on April 23 at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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Tséhootsoí Medical Center employees welcome first lady Jill Biden on April 23 to the facility in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
Tséhootsoí Medical Center employees welcome first lady Jill Biden on April 23 to the facility in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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First lady Jill Biden meets Tséhootsoí Medical Center staff during a visit to the hospital on April 23 in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden meets Tséhootsoí Medical Center staff during a visit to the hospital on April 23 in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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The motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden to Fort Defiance, Arizona moves on April 23.
The motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden to Fort Defiance, Arizona moves on April 23.
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People watch the motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
People watch the motorcade taking first lady Jill Biden to Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
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First lady Jill Biden receives a Pendleton blanket on April 23 from employees at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
First lady Jill Biden receives a Pendleton blanket on April 23 from employees at Tséhootsoí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
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First lady Jill Biden waves to Tséhootsoí Medical Center employees before leaving the hospital in Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
First lady Jill Biden waves to Tséhootsoí Medical Center employees before leaving the hospital in Fort Defiance, Arizona on April 23.
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