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SouthBayDem

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Fri Apr 23, 2021, 11:28 PM Apr 2021

Jill Biden tours the Navajo capital as leaders push for a recovery from the pandemic [View all]

Source: Arizona Republic

WINDOW ROCK — The Navajo Nation welcomed first lady Jill Biden on a two-day visit to the tribal capital with hand-drawn signs, handcrafted jewelry and a Pendleton blanket.

She returned the favors with praise for the way Navajo leaders and responded to the last year's health crisis, singling out their efforts as examples to follow. She also offered words of encouragement.

"As the world changes around us and chaos disrupts, we must have a path forward, a way to rediscover and recreate the harmony we need," she said on Thursday.

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She packed in a number of stops on Thursday and Friday, meeting with women who lead the way in a variety of roles, delivering a speech at the Navajo Nation Veterans Memorial in Window Rock, visiting with students at a boarding school, and observing a vaccination event. She headed back to Washington Friday afternoon.

Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2021/04/23/jill-biden-visits-navajo-nation-covid-19-recovery/4296066001/

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