promoting Native ways - Miss Navajo annual event

Forget The Heels: What It Takes To Be Miss Navajo

KJZZThink moccasins, turquoise jewelry and sheep butchering. The competition tests Miss Navajo hopefuls on their knowledge of traditions and language, connecting them with a heritage many of their parents were removed from. "It's an essence of who you are ... who your community is," one contestant says.
[via National Public Radio 8 Sept 2012, Weekend/Saturday edition]