This Utah university has never had a Native American student win its homecoming pageant — until now
Mahala Sutherland said she entered the homecoming pageant at Southern Utah University to display being Navajo where her parents couldn’t.
(Cinder Player | Special to The Tribune) Mahala Sutherland, photographed Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, is the first Indigenous student to ever be named homecoming royalty at Southern Utah University.
Courtney is a reporter at The Tribune, where she has worked since May 2016. She unwinds by fishing in the mountains far away from cell service. She’s a fan of bacon and Kevin Bacon.