Slated for 2021, the stunning raven stamp by artist Rico Lanáat Worl brings Tlingit
culture to a broad audience. From Hyperallergic.com: https://hyperallergic.com/621655/first-us-stamp-by-alaska-native-person-spotlights-tlingit-lore/
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Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Parade in 1902
For Buffalo Bill’s birthday, click on the link below to watch Wild West Show parade down 
the street in 1902. Both he and Annie Oakley play a role in Red Dove, Tell Truth to Darkness, coming soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=BE7fYA7coh8
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Remembering Zitkala Sa
UNLADYLIKE 2020, on PBS, includes a wonderful short film about Zitkala Sa, or Red Bird, the inspiration for the character of Red Dove. Her birthday is this week. From PBS:
https://unladylike2020.com/profile/zitkala-sa/
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INDIGENOUS ORAL HISTORY TO BE PRESERVED
From Smithsonian Magazine “The movement in the last couple of years specifically has created a space where the experience of Native people is actually valued and where there’s a movement around particularly young people who are really driving that conversation.”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/big-indigenous-oral-history-project-going-digital-180976988/
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‘Our ancestors’ dreams come true’: Deb Haaland could make history for Native Americans
From USA Today: Deb Haaland could become the nation’s most powerful Native American leader.
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Michaela Goade is first Native American to win the Caldecott Medal
From CNN–The Caldecott Medal is the prestigious award given to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children and this year Michaela Goade became the first Native American to win it.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/us/native-american-artist-caldecott-trnd/index.html
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Indigenous Fashion is more than Tradition–Louise Erdrich in VOGUE
From Vogue Magazine: Award-winning Native Author Louise Erdrich talks about Indigenous Fashion from her own experience
https://www.vogue.com/article/growing-up-in-style-louise-erdrich
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A Symbol of Healing in Washington, DC
With all eyes on Washington, DC this week, it’s important to look to symbols of healing. Completed in 2004, the National Museum of the American Indian serves as an emblem of national and Native pride. For a virtual visit and more: www.https://americanindian.si.edu/
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