CSU’s Diné cowgirl paid for college with scholarships
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Justina Slim will graduate from Colorado State University this December, earning her master’s in animal science and a minor in agriculture studies.
Slim has come a long way from the Navajo Nation to reach this point in her life, winning many academic awards and scholarships, working three jobs, and with the support of her family, she will reach her goal of graduating from school debt free.
“I’ve worked really hard to be where I’m at,” Slim said. “It was not luck because I have put in the hours in the early mornings and the late nights, and I’m just excited to begin this next chapter.”
Slim was raised in Tuba City, but her bloodline runs deep in New Mexico. She is Tó’aheedlíinii born for Dziłtł’ahnii. Her cheii is Tsi’naajinii and her nálí is Kinyaa’áanii.
To read more, pick up the April 20 edition of the Navajo Times.
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