Nizhoni Ward is shown at the Navajo Reservation with her great-grandmother Nez Bancroft, who is 98 and blind. She recognized her great-grandaughter by touch and asked "Is this Nizhoni?" in the Navajo language.
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Hart student helps keep Navajo culture alive for reservation girls

Eighth-grader Nizhoni Ward is determined to maintain awareness of indigenous people and cultures. The Homewood girl draws from her own Native American heritage to fuel her advocacy.  Nizhoni Ward, an eighth-grader at James Hart School in Homewo
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