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Nov 25

Pilgrims and Indians

Posted by on Tuesday Nov 25, 2008 Under Podcast

Some teachers still have not broken the habit of teaching Native American studies only at Thanksgiving time. To help the teachers teaching Native Culture and the students studying Native Culture, the mentor crew has created the following podcast. It’s intent is to demonstrate that culture is not about what a group wears or what color of skin they have. It is about point-of-view.

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