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By: Damian Webster Are we Indian? Are we Native American?  Are we Indigenous?  First Nations?  American Indian?  When I tell my daughters who they are, I don’t tell them they’re ‘Indian.’  In fact, I tell them they’re not Indian. They’re Ögwe’ö:weh, Nimi’ipuu, and Dakota.  I’ve heard Ögwe’ö:weh translated as “first people” or “real people” and in […]read more

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

Founder & Editor in Chief

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Spoken Languages: English

Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

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