This Navajo student is likely the first-ever Native speaker at a University of Utah graduation. Here’s what she said.

Tracie Yellowman Tséyíníítsó spoke at the ceremony Thursday about her culture and her untraditional path to finishing her degree.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tracie Yellowman Tséyíníítsó gives the student speech during the University of Utah's commencement ceremony at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday, May 1, 2025.