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Native Americans Teach Heritage to Break Stereotypes

Society & Culture (tags: culture, Native American, teach, different, GoodNews )

Lone
- 21 days ago - siude.com

Wade Kingfisher wants students to know American Indian tribes are not all the same. Kingfisher, who is a Minnicoujou Lakota, said people tend to think all American Indians are the same. "We're not just brown," Kingfisher said. "We have seven

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Rhonda Maness (450)

Thursday November 5, 2009, 8:19 pm
Thanks Terry

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mary f. (74)

Friday November 6, 2009, 12:45 am
thanks lone

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Gorilly Girl (371)

Friday November 6, 2009, 7:17 am
Were not just brown...LMAO There is so much more to us than meets the eye...LOL...still laugin over that...LOL

Big Gorilly Hugs

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Daniel Barker (2)

Friday November 6, 2009, 9:27 am
At one time, unemployment was well under ten percent, there was no fossil fuel or nuclear, or massive trade deficit and problems with banking/economy. best of all, the men hunted and fish.

then Columbus came.

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Denise Tankha (24)

Friday November 6, 2009, 10:39 am
That people still think of American Indians as brown with feathers in their hair is a sign of a lack of reading or just keeping abreast with what goes on in the world. I do think, however, that it's also got a lot to do with an innate prejudice, which decades of inculcation will take years to eradicate.
My heart thrills whenever I read books about the tribes and their customs. Dances with Wolves is one of my best movies.

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