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NALANI MILLER / NATIVE HAWAIIAN / KAMEHAMEHA HIGH SCHOOL
A recent graduate of Kamehameha High School on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Nalani Miller is poised to start college at the University of Rochester with a dream of becoming a biologist and finding a cure for cancer.
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CEDRIC MANNIE / NAVAJO NATION / UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY / COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Cedric Mannie grew up in a small rural community called Kinlichee on the Navajo Reservation.
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DR. GRACE BULLTAIL / CROW, MANDAN, HIDATSA, AND ARIKARA NATIONS / STANFORD UNIVERSITY / EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
The first Native American to complete a doctoral engineering degree at Cornell University, Dr. Grace Bulltail is as committed to building bridges between students and potential mentors as she is to promoting education.
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KAELLA-MARIE EARLE / OJIBWE, ODAWA, AND POTAWATOMI ANISHINAABEG / LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY / CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Kaella-Marie Earle can’t remember a time she wasn’t interested in engineering.
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ONRI JAY BENALLY / NAVAJO NATION / UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES / QUANTUM SPINTRONICS
In Oak Springs, Ariz., in the Carrizo Mountains, there’s a spectacular view in every direction. Onri Jay Benally, Navajo, calls Oak Springs home.