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The Lady Chieftains are a girls basketball team from Shiprock, New Mexico, located on the Navajo Nation. They are the subject of the documentary ''Rocks with Wings''. The documentary charts the transformation of the team from a lackluster team to a championship team led by coach Jerry Richardson.〔(USATODAY.com - Belief in self gives 'Wings' )〕 ==History of Lady Chieftains== Before the hiring of Jerry Richardson, the Lady Chieftains were a losing basketball team at Shiprock High School. Interest was low in the girls basketball program and rival school Kirtland Central High School had been the state champions for 8 consecutive years. Richardson set out to change this attitude among the Navajo community of Shiprock. To quote him "''I had never been associated with anything that lost. We had to change some attitudes.''".〔 The year was 1987 and the Lady Chieftains did well enough to reach the state championships versus Kirtland Central. After a close game, the Lady Chieftains lost during overtime. The next year however, the Lady Chieftains came back to the state championships and in another close game, were able to defeat their rivals to become the new state champions 〔(Rocks With Wings 2002: Movie and film review from Answers.com )〕 The Lady Chieftains, according to the director of ''Rocks with Wings'' essentially become one of the first events that help unite the Navajo community of Shiprock.〔(BBC - BBC Four Storyville - Rick Derby Interview )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lady Chieftains」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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