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Tee Longhair | Guiding Culture and Community Spirit

4 min read | As a proud Ute woman, my life has been centered on family, community service, cultural teaching, and reclaiming tradition for future generations....
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Eileen Quintana | Carrying Forward Tradition and Community

4 min read | My story of Utah has been one of carrying deep cultural connections to the land, bringing forth my community, and the preservation of Indigenous knowledge....
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Ann Marie Sherman | Strength in Tradition, Commitment to Heritage

2 minute read | Though I was born in New Mexico and I spent most of my early years on the Navajo reservation in Southeastern Utah....
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Dr. Miguel Trujillo | Social Worker and Community-Engaged Scholar

2 minute read | I am a third- generation Utahn with my grandparents immigrating to Corrine City from Mexico when they were both kids...
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Martha Castleton | Grounded in Home, Soaring in Service

2 minute read | I actually came back to Eureka, Utah, after living away for a few years as a child. My mother accepted a teaching job in Utah and...
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Sinia Maile | Crowned in Culture, Committed to Community

2 minute read | My family came from Tonga to West Valley City and we’ve been here ever since. Utah was home to my parents after being born in the...
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Wes Porter | Rural Roots and Serving with Honor

2 minute read | My grandfather brought me to rural Utah from San Diego, California. We had no family here at the time and grandpa intended to try to take...
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Adrienne Andrews | Knitted in Love and Community

2 minute read | I build communities no matter where I am. Whether it’s in a career or profession or service role or being a parent, building community is about...
Last updated: July 1, 2026