Program leads to pageant win

Helping Native American elders was something this family always took to heart.

Monroe Intermediate School sixth-grade student Delaina Becenti's family is always trying to find ways to keep their Navajo background alive.

For years, Delaina has danced at many Sweetwater County School District No. 2 schools to show students Navajo dance. Although dancing is something Delaina enjoys, she and her family wanted to do more.

Tomacita Becenti, Delaina's mother had heard about the Adopt-a-Native-Elder Program and decided to look into it to see if it was something the family would be interested in par...