Manuelito Chief / Navajo / University of Arizona / Electrical Engineering

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 00:00

Growing up on the Navajo Nation, it’s common to know someone without access to electricity. For me, this includes my great-grandmother, who lives in Black Mesa, Ariz. I grew up in Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation. So as a child, I would often wonder why we had electricity and she didn’t. These types of questions led me to experiment with small circuits and electronics.

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Navajo, College 2019