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Tribal elders serve as honored links to the past and often have rare knowledge of language, history and culture. “When you lose an elder, you lose a part of yourself…” From VOA News:

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/native-americans-protect-older-tribe-members-traditions/5716900.html

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From Science Friday: “Just as the people of early Western civilizations looked to the stars and told stories about them, so did Indigenous people around the world. In North American communities, the stars hold bears, sweat lodges, thunderbirds, and more.”
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/indigenous-peoples-astronomy/
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This is such good news! Deb Haaland is an Indigenous leader and a champion of the environment.

https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/i-ll-be-fierce-for-all-of-us-6ry2p054SE2dELR9BC-ezA

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Looking for special gifts? These ideas are from Indian Country Today. And, of course, for readers aged 10-14, Red Dove, Listen to the Wind makes a great gift!

indiancountrytoday.com/news/40-holiday-gift-ideas-that-are-indigenius-3Ymjue2d3k-GTgCGGiF0pw

I posted about this before, but it’s even more timely now. My daughter gave me Joy Harjo’s book, “When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through.” It’s a wonderful collection of Native Nations poetry. But I’d already bought it and she wants it–so I’m giving it to her for Christmas!
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Author-Q-As/2020/0401/A-Q-A-with-Joy-Harjo-poet-laureate-of-the-United-States
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Julie Flett’s simple, powerful illustrations speak to my heart.
Her art is gentle even when it deals with subjects like Canada’s history of residential schools in the book “When We Were Alone,” written by David Robertson.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/canadian-illustrator-julie-flett-s-books-reveal-truth-about-modern-n1248979
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The Thanksgiving Myth Gets a Deeper Look This Year.

It is now widely accepted that the story of a friendship-sealing repast between white colonists and Native Americans is inaccurate. Articles debunking the tale have become as reliable an annual media ritual as recipes for cornbread stuffing. But this year should be different, say Native American leaders, scholars and teachers.”
A great article from the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/dining/thanksgiving-native-americans.html?referringSource=articleShare
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