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Native American Fashion: Cultural Appreciation vs Cultural Appropriation

Fashion is a language, a signal that tells others who you are and what you represent. However, the fashion industry has for centuries exploited class, race, gender, and the products used in its creati...

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    Communality, it is a word borrowed from our Indigenous relatives of the South. It is defined as “the state or condition of being communal. A feeling or spirit of cooperation and belonging arising from...

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    January 28, 2020

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    Growing Strong Together: Horses Inspire Healing for Native Youth

    Joanne Lewis
    Native Hope collaborated with the Growing Strong Together founder, Shane Avery, Santee, Nebraska, and youth participants to tell the story of the strength Native youth are finding from the Horse Natio...

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    December 18, 2019

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    Nikki and the Wolfpack Face Discrimination with Pride

    Joanne Lewis
    One of our first Native Hope Fellows, Nikki Lowe of the Chickasaw Nation, continues to make small strides within her community that make a difference for Native youth. Currently residing in Albuquerqu...

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    September 20, 2019

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    Becoming Officer Lowe—Native Hope Fellow Joins the BIA Police Force

    Joanne Lewis
    It takes a special person to choose a career in law enforcement. As the first responders for protection and justice, the expectation is high for an officer to be fair, discerning, and strong. But what...

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    September 13, 2019

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