photo by: Nick Krug

Haskell graduate Angela Nasewytewa, of the Hopi, Pascua Yaqui and Pima tribes, smiles with her diploma as family members take her photo during the Haskell Indian Nations University Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.

photo by: Nick Krug

The 2017 graduating class proceeds into the gym during the Haskell Indian Nations University Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.

photo by: Nick Krug

Haskell graduate Sabrena Rope waves to family during the Haskell Indian Nations University Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.

photo by: Nick Krug

Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Kyndall Noah, of the Choctaw, gives a kiss to his two-year-old son Kwyn'a 'Ossi, of the Choctaw and Paiute tribes, during the Haskell Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.

photo by: Nick Krug

Smiling faces look down the line of graduates during the Haskell Indian Nations University Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.

photo by: Nick Krug

Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Marcel Grant, of the Yankton Sioux, has a tear wiped away by friend and fellow graduate Tiffany Alva, of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa, during the 2017 Haskell Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.

photo by: Nick Krug

Miss Haskell and 2017 graduate Alicia Patterson, of the Navajo, smiles as she spots family members during the Haskell Indian Nations University Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.

photo by: Nick Krug

The 2017 Haskell Indian Nations University graduating class sings "Onward Haskell" at the end of the Commencement at Coffin Sports Complex on Friday, May 19, 2017.