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Embrace your Inner Indian

Subject
Identity
Theme
Race

How is a community’s identity defined? When schools make use of race-based mascots, names and imagery, there is an effect on the school community, but also an effect on the communities the mascot refers to. Readers will hear about one family’s experience in a district who calls themselves “Indians.” Explore how a willingness to learn about a culture outside one’s own can lead to a world of understanding, and sometimes, change.

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