Elder Fest kicks off the first day of the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock

Dally Carlisle prepares his lamb, Turner, for the 4-H Club lamb competition, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Tsé Bit’a’í Middle School heritage language teacher Elvin Keeswood leads a student drum circle, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, during the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Student drummers participate in a drum circle, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, during the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock

The Vertigo, a giant swing tower that spins, was among the popular attractions at the carnival for the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair on Oct. 3 in Shiprock.

Atsá Biyáázh Community School Brave Trey Etcitty poses for a picture, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, during the Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Lambs wait in corrals, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, prior to the 4-H lamb competition at the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Delaine Loley, a student at Northwest High School, hands out bottled water at Elder Fest during the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair on Oct. 3 in Shiprock.

A child watches the 4-H lamb show, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, during the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Singers perform during an Elder Fest dance competition, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Youth compete, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in the 4-H lamb show at the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Dally Carlisle poses for a picture, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, with his lamb, Turner, during the 4-H lamb competition at the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Fairgoers ride Vertigo, a giant swing tower, at the carnival for the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair on Oct. 3 in Shiprock.

Tsé Bit’a’I Middle School heritage language teacher Elvin Keeswood leads a student drum circle, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, during the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

A crowd attends Elder Fest, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, during the 108th Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Children sit on a fence, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, near the lamb stables during the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock.

Kendrick King slides on a carnival raid at the 108th Northern Navajo Nation Fair on Oct. 3 in Shiprock.