Adama Sallu, director of equity and inclusion will present Native American Heritage Month Recognitions, Indigenous student engagement specialist Antonette Shirley and others read recognitions of students during the brief ceremony.

Native American Heritage Month, celebrated in November to honor the culture, traditions, and achievements of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and island communities, was first officially labeled by President George H. Bush in 1990.

The “jingle dance” was performed by Amaya Antone Taylor of Bogle Junior High School, Naomi and Emilia Antone of Tarwater Elementary School and their father and grandmother.

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