Photo detail

Miss Navajo Nation Jocelyn Billy (at right) stands with other members of Hopi and Navajo tribal royalty at the Native American Youth Leadership Conference held at the ASU-West in Glendale on Oct. 19.

Donate to nhonews.com Report a Typo Contact

Stories this photo appears in:

Tease photo

GLENDALE - Miss Navajo Nation Jocelyn Billy believes that language should not be misused."Every word you speak will become you. You plant these words in your heart and they come out in actions. Don't play with words or thoughts (in a bad way) because they can manifest," she said.Billy spoke about the importance of language and education while giving a motivational speech at the opening ceremony for the Native American youth leadership conference Oct. 19 at Arizona State University-West.

By Stan Bindell October 31, 2006