Elissa Aguayo, daughter of Rebecca Hill, granddaughter of Elizabeth & Robert Pete Sr., was crowned as 1st Attendant at the Miss Native Utah Tech in November. Elissa is an enrolled member of the Shivwits Band. For her talent, she chose to proudly represent PITU's language by reciting the book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" in Paiute. Elissa said, "For my traditional talent, I chose it because my grandma helped me learn the language. I'm doing it because I think it's important to know the language, and it's something that is also becoming less and less [common] within the tribe." The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah congratulates Elissa on this exciting accomplishment. We love seeing our Tribe represented well, and look forward to all Elissa accomplishes while serving as 1st Attendant.

Together with the eight federally recognized tribes in our state, the office of the Utah Attorney General continues to be a leading national voice in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act. To read more about what Utah is doing to show it's support, click here.

Stumped on what gift to give a loved one this holiday season? Give the gift of learning through SUU's Community Education courses. Classes are personal and fun to redeem. Take a look at the 2023 spring classes: 1/9 - Principles of Contemporary Animal Services 1/11 - Learn the Basics of Google Ads 1/24 - American Sign Language - Intermediate 1/25 - Watercolor - Beginner 1/26 - Gluten and Dairy Free Cooking 2/1 - Gardening from the Ground Up 2/2 - Wood Carving - Beginner 2/8 - DIY 101:Plumbing Basics 2/8 - Excel Basic 2/8 - Communicate with Calendar and Gmail 3/8 - QuickBooks Online: Accounting Basics 3/9 - Preserving the Harvest 3/21 - Pickleball For additional information, visit SUU's Community Education page.

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