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Guests of honor Darlene Arviso, far right, of the Navajo Nation and Robert Taken Alive of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe visit the New Mexico Statehouse in Santa Fe as guests of honor on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Local Native American leaders signed a letter to President Donald Trump expressing solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux and other opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline project. The annual Native American day in the state capital focused on water issues and recognized Arviso her work delivering water free of charge to rural residents without access to running water. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2014 file photo, students and faculty recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" during an assembly at the Crystal Boarding School in Crystal, N.M., on the Navajo Nation. A federal lawsuit filed Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, says U.S. Bureau of Indian Education schools are chronically understaffed, lack systems to provide special education and have a deficient curriculum. A coalition of advocacy groups announced the lawsuit involving Havasupai students at a northern Arizona school inside the Grand Canyon, but which could affect other BIE schools. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2014 file photo, students walk between buildings at the Little Singer Community School in Birdsprings, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation. A federal lawsuit filed Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, says U.S. Bureau of Indian Education schools are chronically understaffed, lack systems to provide special education and have a deficient curriculum. A coalition of advocacy groups announced the lawsuit involving Havasupai students at a northern Arizona school inside the Grand Canyon, but which could affect other BIE schools. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Navajo Nation president Ben Shelly and First Lady Martha Shelly wear Washington Redskins caps during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Redskins owner Daniel Snyders' suite, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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**FILE** Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, left, hugs U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell after a ceremonial signing of a settlement Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, in Window Rock, Ariz. in the Navajo Nation. (AP Photo/John Locher)