{"id":6338,"date":"2026-04-29T15:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:45:53","slug":"ntc-celebrates-54-american-indian-graduates-at-annual-airc-stole-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/ntc-celebrates-54-american-indian-graduates-at-annual-airc-stole-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"NTC Celebrates 54 American Indian Graduates at Annual AIRC Stole Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On the evening of April 21, the Northwest Technical College community gathered to honor the journeys of 54 American Indian students who will cross the commencement stage on May 8. During the 4th Annual American Indian Stole Presentation Ceremony, Wezhi’igewin<\/em>, students were presented with graduation stoles by the NTC American Indian Resource Center as a moment of recognition, reflection and pride.<\/p>\n

Each stole carries deep meaning. It represents the strength of ancestors who came before, the unwavering support of families and communities and the determination required to persevere through challenges in both education and life. The act of presenting the stole honors more than academic accomplishment; it affirms identity, celebrates resilience and recognizes the collective journey that makes each graduate’s success possible.<\/p>\n

This year’s stole recipients are:<\/p>\n

Devon Anderson; community health worker; Red Lake, Minn.
\nLandon Anderson; automotive service & performance; Bagley, Minn.
\nThomas Barrett; community health worker; Red Lake, Minn.
\nCaden Barstad; electrical construction & maintenance; Fosston, Minn.
\nMyiesha Beasley; nail technician; Bemidji, Minn.
\nHeather Bird; community health worker; Bemidji, Minn.
\nHaylee L. Brun; health sciences broad field; Redby, Minn.
\nAnthony Bushey; automotive service & performance; Bemidji, Minn.
\nMichelle Butcher; management & entrepreneurship; Baraboo, Wis.
\nEmber Butterfield; nursing\/generic and health sciences broad field; Bagley, Minn.
\nRainice Campbell; dental assisting; Bagley, Minn.
\nMark Dorman; electrical construction & maintenance; Bena, Minn.
\nIsabel Dunn; cosmetology; Bemidji, Minn.
\nJamie Engen; cosmetology; Walker, Minn.
\nAshley Gibson; nursing\/generic and health sciences broad field; Bemidji, Minn.
\nNatalie Grauman; community health worker; Tenstrike, Minn.
\nTucker Greenside; electrical construction & maintenance; Bagley, Minn.
\nIleisha Guinn; cosmetology; Bemidji, Minn.
\nShayla Hvezda; dental assisting; Bagley, Minn.
\nEzryel Iceman; community health worker; Bemidji, Minn.
\nFred Jackson; residential plumbing technology; Deer River, Minn.
\nTyrell Jackson; dental assisting; Cass Lake, Minn.
\nVanessa Johnson; nursing\/practical and health sciences broad field; Lengby, Minn.
\nKarnica Jourdain; cosmetology; Red Lake, Minn.
\nMya Kornezos; esthetics; Cass Lake, Minn.
\nHope Liesener; business, administrative business specialist and human resources; Cass Lake, Minn.
\nJoseph Livingston; nail technician; Bovey, Minn.
\nNora MacCoy; medical coding; Ely, Minn.
\nShauna Martell; nursing\/LPN step-in and health sciences broad field; Bemidji, Minn.
\nCrystal May-Prentice; community health worker; Red Lake, Minn.
\nDonovan Medina; automotive service & performance; Bemidji, Minn.
\nWren Molash; dental assisting; Bemidji, Minn.
\nTorie Monroe; nursing\/generic and health sciences broad field; Deer River, Minn.
\nTina Moore; human resources; Bemidji, Minn.
\nAbriana Ortley; medical coding; Cass Lake, Minn.
\nAmy Pederson; cosmetology; Cass Lake, Minn.
\nAntavia Pendegayosh; accounting clerk and dental assisting; Bemidji, Minn.
\nMari Robinson; nursing\/LPN step-in; Bemidji, Minn.
\nFawn Roy; nail technician; Bagley, Minn.
\nJessica Smith; sales & marketing and business; Grand Rapids, Minn.
\nLionel Smith; residential plumbing technology; Bemidji, Minn.
\nValerie St. Cyr; business foundations and human resources; Cass Lake, Minn.
\nMichelle Stately; community health worker; Bemidji, Minn.
\nDanisha Stenson; nursing\/LPN step-in and health sciences broad field; Bemidji, Minn.
\nAliyaa Stevens; esthetics; Bagley, Minn.
\nMadison Sugar; early childhood education; Bemidji, Minn.
\nAbriannah Thielke; dental assisting; Deer River, Minn.
\nDavid Tonce; heating, air & refrigeration technology and residential plumbing technology; Shevlin, Minn.
\nTerra Warner; cosmetology; Bena, Minn.<\/p>\n

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