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Navajo Nation gets ready for 66th annual fair, September 2-9
Monday, August 27, 2012
The
Navajo Nation
is gearing up for the
66th annual Navajo Nation Fair
.
The event takes place September 2-9 in Window Rock, Arizona, the capital of the Navajo Nation. This year's theme is "Appreciating Tradition" -- the grand marshal of the parade on September 8 will be Chester Nez, the last of the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers.
The fair also features a rodeo and a traditional song and dance competition.
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Last original Navajo Nation Code Talker to serve as grand marshal of tribe's biggest parade
(AP 8/27)
Navajo Nation Fair to Highlight Navajo Treasures
(The Native American Times 8/23)
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