Tribal college grads look to future

WALKER—Diversity and prosperity were celebrated Friday as graduates from Leech Lake Tribal College and Red Lake Nation College walked across the stage to receive their diplomas at Northern Lights Casino in Walker.

The colleges converged to commemorate 46 students earning their two-year college degrees as well as 27 Adult Basic Education GED and diploma graduates. Keynote speaker David Cournoyer, of Plain Depth Consulting in St. Paul, delivered a message of embracing differences to a packed ballroom Friday morning.

"If we're really going to be sovereign nations, we have got to push the envelope and focus on change and innovation and doing things differently," Cournoyer said. "Who better to lead the way than these graduates?"

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