In May their Git-Hoan dance group is to perform at NMAI in New York.
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CULTURE: Children step up as culture-bearers
Whether summoning the courage to dance or apprenticing to harvest an endangered tree for basketry, Native children play an important role in preserving ancestral ways
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Teens and adults perform ancient wolf dances at a Seattle museum exhibition on Quileute history, setting the record straight on the hit book and film series
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An Ojibwe mathematician leads workshops offering a first-hand introduction to finger weaving
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The Dunne-za sculptor’s work uses everyday plastic items, such as trash cans, chairs, and luggage, in totally unexpected ways
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Her bequest will propel the museum’s future educational journeys
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