Haskell graduates and faculty celebrate the 2018 commencement on Friday at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Kari Lee Snelding, Ponca City, Oklahoma, gets a hug before entering the Coffins Sports Complex for the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduates proceed into the Coffin Sports Complex for the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018.

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A Haskell Indian Nations University graduate scans the crowd during the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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A Haskell Indian Nations University graduate watches the commencement while wearing a decorated cap during the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Vivian Ann Pomeroy, Inupiat and Tsimshian, Anchorage, Alaska, waves to family during the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Holding a stuffed, graduation dog doll, Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Danielle Sabrie Boline, Baldwin City, Kan., jokes with her friend Elizabeth Davey, Drexel, Missouri during the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs John Tahsuda III gives the keynote speech during the Haskell Indian Nations University 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University president Venida Chenault addresses the graduates during the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Clifford Randall Douma Jr., Laguna Pueblo, Pueblo New Mexico, gets a hug from his grandmother after taking the stage for his ceremonial diploma during the 2018 commencement on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Carmen Morgan, Cherokee, Kansas City, Mo., claps with excitement upon the conferral of degrees during the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Alista J. Thorne, San Carlos Apache, San Carlos, Arizona, recognizes her family as she takes the stage for her ceremonial diploma during the 2018 commencement on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduates Bry Smiley, Navajo, Coyote Canyon, N.M., and Kristen Torres, Delaware, Kiowa and Comanche tribes of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, hug following the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018, at the Coffin Sports Complex.

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Haskell Indian Nations University graduate Kristen Torres, Delaware, Kiowa and Comanche tribes of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, lets go of a couple of tears following the 2018 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Coffin Sports Complex.