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Families gathered outside the Navajo Nation Council Chamber in Window Rock Friday afternoon, Oct. 30, for the 25th Navajo Nation Council Halloween Trunk or Treat.

A red-tailed hawk circled high over the desert south of Shiprock Oct. 2. Below it, more than 100 riders kicked up a long plume of dust as they moved toward town.

For the first time in the fair’s history, organizers have taken the Yé’ii Bi Cheii dances off the schedule.

Jerrick Jumbo did not know it at the time, but the woman who brought him into song and dance was preparing him to give back.

Lucille Cody-John had about a month to get the Navajo Nation’s oldest fair ready. She spent it chasing sponsors, clearing weeds and fixing health-code problems on the fairgrounds.