Sunny skies greet Haskell graduation

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Under a bright blue sky, 170 Haskell Indian Nations University students graduated Friday during annual commencement activities.

About 2,500 people attended the event, which was held at Haskell Stadium.

One of the highlights was the Yun Shu Ka Dancers, from Alaska, who performed at the ceremony.

Members of the Yun Shu Ka Dancers, from Alaska, perform at Haskell Indian Nations University commencement ceremony Friday.

From left, Haskell graduates Angela Lynn Carrera, Chesna Lee Dailey and Johnnie Young Fields watch as their fellow graduates go through commencement.

A group of graduates gather after the Haskell commencement ceremony.

Angela Lynn Carrera, Yerington, Nevada, a member of the Yerington-Paiute tribe, shows her diploma to her friend Lamar Penrod, Lawrence.