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Archives for August 2023

NATIVE FRY BREAD IS DELICIOUS–BUT COMPLICATED

A bit about the history: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/for-many-native-americans-fry-bread-is-complicated

http://soniaantaki.com

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SWEETGRASS IN NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE

Sweetgrass plays an important role in most Native American cultures–and in The Red Dove Trilogy http://soniaantaki.com

https://www.independent-press.com/commentary/the-significance-of-sweetgrass-in-native-american-cultures/article_ef42a2c6-1b4a-11ee-9d09-87633235f320.html

 

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“WHEN THE WOMEN ARE THERE, WE FEEL SAFE”–THE POWER OF NATIVE DRESS

“Whenever we make something for someone, all of our love and our goodness goes into that material piece and then when that’s given and that’s worn by the person it was made for that person will carry that love and that goodness with them…”

 

The Red Dove Trilogy http://soniaantaki.com

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ZITKALA SA–THE MODEL FOR RED DOVE–AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Native American women were highly visible in early 20th century suffrage and Zitkala Sa–aka Red Bird–was the model for Red Dove in the Red Dove Trilogy. http://soniaantaki.com

From Standing Bear Network:  https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0mRMN4N1NH1azn8rxUvHX5ZpUBR12tWpEsrJ3VJFrMDPx9s5QbA9Mtpc2DM2DCjtHl&id=100063691805150&m_entstream_source=timeline&anchor_composer=falseAol/Inbox

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