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Pre-Kindergarten
1st Place: "Learning for All Children" by Mia Allen (Cherokee)
2nd Place: "I am Bear Clan" by Gavin French (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)
3rd Place: "My Love" by Amber Roy (Northern Paiute/M'Chigeeng Ojibwe)
Grades K-2
1st Place: "Tradition Guides My Future" by Aubrey Brown (Cherokee), 2nd grade
2nd Place: "Moving Tradition Toward Education" by Kinley Soap (Cherokee), Kindergarten
3rd Place: "Believing in Myself" by Sonja Mendoza (Gila River Indian Community), 1st grade
Grades 3-5
1st Place: "The Quilt of Traditions" by Caleb Williamson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians), 3rd grade
2nd Place: Untitled by Lara Yazzie (Navajo), 5th grade
3rd Place: "Traditional Culture" by Candace Jefferson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians), 4th grade
Grades 6-8
1st Place: "Catching My Dreams Through Education" by Paige Fourkiller (Cherokee), 7th grade
2nd Place: "Education Tree" by Sabre Billie (Seminole Tribe of Florida), 6th grade
3rd Place: Untitled by Uyvaya Lomakema (Hopi), 8th grade
Grades 9-10
1st Place: "Earth's Classroom" by Santana Shorty (Navajo), 10th grade
2nd Place: Untitled by Coleman Stevens (Oneida Indian Nation), 9th grade
3rd Place: "Student" by Kayla Soares (United Houma Nation), 9th grade
Grades 11-12
1st Place: Untitled by Macklin Becenti (Navajo), 11th grade
2nd Place: "Student" by Michelle Zahgotah (White Mountain Apache Tribe), 12th grade
3rd Place: "Vision of Life" by Otis Rustin (San Carlos Apache/Jemez Pueblo), 12th grade
Honorable Mention
"Education in Two Worlds" by Jalen Kemble (Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma), 9th grade
"Tradition is My Life/Education is My Future" by Anna Muselmann (Cherokee), 11th grade
"Student" by Reyberta Kessay (White Mountain Apache Tribe), 12th grade
Grades 6-8
1st Place: "My Ways of Life" by Evan Baca (San Juan Pueblo), 7th grade
2nd Place: "Tradition is My Life, Education is My Future" by Mariah Coffee (Warm Springs), 8th grade
3rd Place: "The Pueblo Ways" by Ashley Salter (San Juan Pueblo), 7th grade
Grades 9-10
1st Place: "Voices to Remember" by Daphne Coriz (Santo Domingo Pueblo), 10th grade
2nd Place: "Old Lessons for New Horizons" by Sean LittleCook (Ponca), 9th grade
3rd Place: "My Sacred Bowl of Traditions" by Kinsley Candelaria (San Felipe), 10th grade
Grades 11-12
1st Place: "Multicultural Learning" by Angela Pacheco (Santo Domingo Pueblo), 12th grade
2nd Place: Untitled by RedHorse Blackelk Jim (Navajo/Lakota), 11th grade
3rd Place: "Tradition is My Life, Education is My Future" by Zack Ellison (Cherokee/Osage), 11th grade
1st Place: "Rainbow Sky" by Makyna Madison (Chickasaw)
2nd Place: "Turtle on the Beach" by Gavin French (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)
3rd Place: "Circles Have Power" by Diego Gil (Rosebud Sioux)
1st Place: "The Circle of Power" by Lilian Ngambi (Rosebud Sioux), 2nd grade
2nd Place: "Where Indian Children Use to Play" by Aubrey Brown (Cherokee), 1st grade
3rd Place: "Education, Language, and Culture are My Friends" by Nibeni Dana (Penobscot Nation), 1st grade
1st Place: "My Ambitions" by Kanowan Kayotawape (Menominee), 4th grade
2nd Place: "The Circle of Wisdom" by Michelle Holiman (Cherokee), 5th grade
3rd Place: "My Future Dreams and Goals" by Raina Hope King (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians), 3rd grade
1st Place: "Gathering" by Katsitsiaroroks Mitchell (St. Regis Mohawk), 8th grade
2nd Place: "Tradition and Education Tie our Worlds" by Caitlin Brown (Shoshone), 8th grade
3rd Place: "Achieve… Pursue Your Dreams" By Raven Comby (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians), 8th grade
Honorable Mention: "Education: Uniting the Future and the Past" by Paige Fourkiller (Cherokee), 6th grade
1st Place: Untitled by Loren Yellow Bird Jr. (Arikara/Chippewa), 10th grade
2nd Place: "The Circle of Knowledge" by Kerry Ray (Salt River Pima), 9th grade
3rd Place: "Spirit of Education" by Eva Betancourt (Salt River Pima), 9th grade
Honorable Mention: "Roads and Words" by Santana Shorty (Navajo), 9th grade
1st Place: "Spiritual Empowerment" by Otis Jay Rustin (San Carlos Apache/Jemez Pueblo) 11th grade
2nd Place: "Endless Empowerment" by Sunny Loneman (Cheyenne-Arapaho of Oklahoma), 11th grade
3rd Place: "Education: Whitehorn Vision" by Sophie Whitehorn (Otoe-Missouria), 12th grade
Honorable Mention: "Enlightenment through Traditional Knowledge" by Ruby Soboleff (Haida/Tlingit), 12th grade
1st Place: “The Arena” by Sean Little Cook (Ponca) 8th grade
2nd Place: “Proud to be Native American” by Jahir Fox (Blackfoot/Creek) 6th grade
3rd Place: “Achieve…Pursue Your Dream” by Raven Comby (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians) 8th grade
1st Place: “A Culture of Empowerment” by Chimayo Armijo (Mescalero Apache) 10th grade
2nd Place: “Pursuing Education for Native Youth” by Samantha Black Bear (Rosebud Sioux) 10th grade
3rd Place: “The Future of Our Traditions” by Gabriel Pitka (Doyon, Limited) 9th grade
1st Place: “Kinaalda” by April Kateri Chavez (Navajo/Santo Domingo Pueblo) 12th grade
2nd Place: “Letter to Grandpa” by Nolan Eskeets (Navajo) 12th grade
3rd Place: “The Easy Life Isn’t the Good Life” by Arnold Demoski (Doyon, Limited) 12th grade
Pre-Kindergarten
1st Place: "This is Me When I Grow Up" by Patrick Ngami (Rosebud Sioux)
2nd Place: "Education Gives Our Brain Wings" by David McPherson (Choctaw)
1st Place: Untitled by Jahne Thomas (Gila River), 2nd grade
2nd Place: "Happy Dreams of School" by Kirsten Wells (Omaha), 1st grade
3rd Place: "The Sky is the Limit…with Education" by Gavin Spotted Tail Swalley (Rosebud Sioux), 2nd grade
Honorable Mention: "The Gift of School Colors My Life" by Chaulette DeCora (Omaha), Kindergarten
1st Place: Untitled by Inteus Bitahy (Diné), 4th grade
2nd Place: "Wild Imagination" by Kanowan Kayotawape (Menominee), 3rd grade
3rd Place: "A Gift of Education" by Paige FourKiller (Cherokee), 5th grade
1st Place: Untitled by Deidra Lee (Diné), 8th grade
2nd Place: "Anything is Possible" by Kaila Shakespeare (Shoshone), 8th grade
3rd Place: "Thoughts Have No Boundaries" by Charlene Murphy (13th Regional Corporation AK), 7th grade
1st Place: "Student" by Dalton Fazekas (Choctaw), 10th grade
2nd Place: "Dream to Reality" by Otis J. Rustin (Apache/Jemez), 10th grade
3rd Place: "Untitled by Robert Francis" (Acoma), in 10th grade at Grants High School, from Grants, NM
1st Place: Untitled by Michael Curley (Zuni), 10th grade
2nd Place: "Pathway to Endless Possibilities" by Denise Lopez (Nez Perce), 12th grade
3rd Place: "Education: A Gift Without Boundaries" by Keena Numkena (White Mountain Apache/Hopi), 12th grade
Honorable Mention: Untitled by Keith Jones (Potawatomi), 11th grade
Honorable Mention: "Navajo Nation" by Lorraine Peters (Diné) 11th grade
Pre-Kindergarten
1st Place: Untitled by Makayla Chenot (Chukchansi)
2nd Place: "Once We Hunted Them, Now We Learn About Them" by Pinna’Wasa’Pe Kopepasah (Comanche)
3rd Place: "Rainbow Dreams" by Brittany Schwartz (Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)
Grades K-2
1st Place: "Great Indian Artist" by Ian Drapeau (Yankton), 2nd grade
2nd Place: "I Want to be a Baby Doctor" by Angela Longee (Sioux/Assiniboine), 1st grade
3rd Place: "My Good Tangles" by Kanowan A. Kayotawape (Menominee), 2nd grade
Grades 3-5
1st Place: "Sweet Dreams" by Seneca O. Love (Penobscot Nation), 5th grade
2nd Place: "Living Up To Your Dream" by Isabelle Chamberlain (Winnebago), 5th grade
3rd Place: "My Reflection" by Rachel M. Baldwin (Brothertown Indian Nation), 5th grade
Grades 6-8
1st Place: "If You Can Believe, Then You Can Achieve" by Antonio Perea (Navajo), 7th grade
2nd Place: "The Gifts of Education" by Jordan Martin-Thompson (St. Regis Mohawk), 8th grade
3rd Place: "Dream Big! Reach for the Stars" by Mariah Hayes (Cherokee), 8th grade
Grades 9-10
1st Place: "A Dream to Achieve" by Amy Powless (Oneida), 8th grade
2nd Place: Untitled by Michael Curley (Zuni), 10th grade
3rd Place: "Successful Paths" by Sunny A. Loneman (Cheyenne – Arapaho), 9th grade
Honorable Mention: "The Sacred Road" by Lorraine Peters (Navajo), 10th grade
Grades 11-12
1st Place: "Education: The Power to Achieve Your Dream" by Stephanie Hollis (Cherokee/Blackfoot), 12th grade
2nd Place: "Untitled" by Samuel Dalgai (Navajo), 12th grade
3rd Place: "College Dreams" by Parker Forrest Blair (Mesquakie-Winnebago-Miwok), 11th grade
Honorable Mention: "Native Nation" by Brandon Price (Navajo), 11th grade
Grades K-2
1st place: Joseph AimsBack (Blackfeet), 1st grade
2nd place: Gabriell Lira (Choinumni), Kindergarten
3rd place: Curtis Smith (Miami), Kindergarten
Grades 3-5
1st place: Ray Charles (Muckleshoot), 5th grade
2nd place: Shaundrea Charles (Muckleshoot), 4th grade
3rd place: Isaac Anderson, (Cherokee/Blackfoot/Mohawk), 5th grade
Grades 6-8
1st place: Danica Engstrom (Tlingit/Haida), 7th grade
2nd place: Alex Toledo (Navajo), 8th grade
3rd place: Laurel Skye Cadotte (Hunkpapa), 6th grade
Grades 9-10
1st place: Stacy Madson (Navajo), 10th grade
2nd place: Cody Hoskie (Dine), 10th grade
3rd place: Alphonso Keeswood (Navajo), 9th grade
Grades 11-12
1st place: Heather Duggins (Choctaw), 12th grade
2nd place: Shea Enos (Salt River Pima Maricopa), 11th grade
3rd place: Roderick Natani (Navajo), 12th grade
