#AISSLobo
The American Indian Student Services’ #AISSLobo highlights students from across the UNM community on the AISS social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.
Nicole Benally (Diné) is this week’s #AISSLobo! She’s a sophomore and political science major and a Navajo language & linguistics minor. For the remainder of her undergrad, she is going to work on gaining experience and expanding her network through internships. After graduating, she plans to travel to South American to work with and learn about political systems of Indigenous peoples. Law school is also in her future after gaining experience working as a researcher within her field.
She shares that her proudest moment at UNM (so far) has been creating a community though Diné Club. During their trip to NAU for a shoe game competition, they learned and sang new songs. She says, “Me and Neveah also started working together to kill those boots and did correctly. We ended in a tie and fell asleep in their hogan, surrounded by K'é before going back home. It’s the proudest for me because it shows how far I've gone from coming to UNM to get a degree, and through my club I was able to learn new things about my culture and gain a community to help support me.” Let’s give it up for Nicole!
