Native Market Days in Lehi offers chance to support Indigenous students, vendors

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Native Market Days in Lehi features over two dozen Native vendors, a hoop dance competition and an Indigenous fashion show. Proceeds will go to scholarships for Native American students across the U.S.

finding that 72% of Native students reported running out of money at least once in the previous six months and almost 50% of respondents saying they served as the primary source of income for their household during college.

"It helped me tremendously. ... I was really grateful for their services. It actually really helped us graduate from college," he said. "I would like to see more people come out, like more of the community. I think it's a great opportunity to enrich and teach the community more about Native American culture. Let people know that there are Native Americans here in Utah. They're everywhere, the culture is live.

Britney Tourangeau, along with her two sisters, owns Ozaawigwane. Native Market Days is the trio's first time selling a number of Native-inspired handmade items and bead-work jewelry. Tourangeau, who is of Navajo and Saulteaux descent, grew up in Lehi and said the event is unique.

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