Miss Indian World contestant strives to honor ancestors, motivate youth (The Santa Fe New Mexican 4/25)
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Contestants get ready for 2012 Miss Indian World pageant
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Twenty-eight young women will be competing in the Miss Indian World pageant at the Gathering of Nations this weekend in New Mexico.
Three students from the Institute of American Indian Arts, a tribal college in Santa Fe, are vying for the title. One is Joanne Morales-Gonzales, 25, who hopes to use the platform to raise awareness about the Taino indigenous people in Puerto Rico.
"I don't even know how to explain what it feels when someone says you don't exist," Morales-Gonzales told The Santa Fe New Mexican.
The winner will be crowned Saturday night at the powwow.
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Miss Indian World contestant strives to honor ancestors, motivate youth (The Santa Fe New Mexican 4/25)
Miss Indian World contestant strives to honor ancestors, motivate youth (The Santa Fe New Mexican 4/25)
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