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Crystalyne Curley raises her right hand and takes the oath to lead the Navajo Nation 25th Council. Curley is the first woman to serve as Speaker of the tribal government council. (Sharon Chischilly/Source NM)

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Navajo Nation Council makes history with first woman speaker
Crystalyne Curley, a former Miss Navajo, is the first woman to lead the tribal council

“I think our Navajo people are ready for change andgoing back to our Navajo culture of how us women have that leadership along with love and caring and being knowledgeable, not only within a homestead, but of a hogan too.” - Crystalyne Curley

By Hannah John, Source NM January 31, 2023