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Ann Marie Chischilly, a Diné attorney and higher education leader, has been named one of the grand marshals for the June 20, 2026, Pride in the Pines parade, organizers announced Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

Sydney Benally’s shining season as a BYU Cougar has sparked attention across the country.

From competing as a standout guard at San Jose State to playing a role in Netflix’s Rez Ball, Analyss Benally is no stranger to the pressures of the spotlight.

“To serve as Poet Laureate of Colorado is to write from a landscape that teaches us how to listen. Listen to mountains that hold silence like an old wisdom, to rivers that speak in silver tongues of time, to plains that remind us of breath, distance, and belonging.

The 1977 Coconino High School boys cross-country team that delivered the program’s first Class AA state championship was honored last summer as part of the Flagstaff Sports Foundation Hall of Fame class.