‘I hope I can be an example to others:’ Carroll to celebrate Indigenous graduate

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‘I hope I can be an example to others:’ Carroll to celebrate Indigenous graduate

During spring commencement this Saturday, Jaydee Weatherwax — a member of the Blackfeet Tribe from Browning — will become one of the first Native Americans to earn a master’s degree in social work from Carroll College in Helena. And while the college plans to honor her with its first-ever graduation drumming ceremony, the accomplishment hasn’t quite hit her yet. Her journey through higher education, she said, was far from easy as she faced past …