Slideshow | 72nd Annual Miss Navajo Nation pageant begins
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
Miss Navajo Nation contestant, Niaomi Benally, from Black Mesa, begins to cut up the meat during the Miss Navajo traditional foods competition Monday afternoon in Window Rock.
By Sharon Chischilly
Special to the Times
WINDOW ROCK
The 72nd Annual Miss Navajo Nation pageant began Monday, Sept. 2.
Here are some images from today’s sheep-butchering and traditional foods competitions:
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
Miss Navajo Nation contestant, Kiana Toadlena, makes fry bread during the Miss Navajo traditional foods competition Monday afternoon in Window Rock.
Miss Navajo Nation contestant, Kiana Toadlena, makes fry bread during the Miss Navajo traditional foods competition Monday afternoon in Window Rock.
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
Miss Navajo Nation contestant, Kiana Toadlena, cuts the meat with a knife while wearing a band-aid on her right hand during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
Miss Navajo Nation contestant, Kiana Toadlena, cuts the meat with a knife while wearing a band-aid on her right hand during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
Miss Navajo Nation contestant, Kiana Toadlena, scrapes the hoof during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
Miss Navajo Nation contestant, Kiana Toadlena, scrapes the hoof during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
A group of attendees watch the Miss Navajo Nation contestants during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
A group of attendees watch the Miss Navajo Nation contestants during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
Attendees react during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
Attendees react during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition Monday morning in Window Rock.
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
Lapel pins are affixed to a sash during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition on Monday morning in Window Rock.
Lapel pins are affixed to a sash during the Miss Navajo sheep-butchering competition on Monday morning in Window Rock.
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