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1.
Rebecca Adamson [4:07] Audio
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Rebecca Adamson, of Cherokee
and Swedish descent, founded the First Nations
Development Institute to support Native enterprises
based on community needs and traditional values.
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2.
Manuel Hernández Aguilar [4:11]
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Manuel Hernández Aguilar
is a Tzeltal Maya spiritual leader in Chiapas,
Mexico. Concerned with the rights of Mayan
people, he believes the current struggle of
indigenous people provides Mexican society
with an opportunity for reconciliation.
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Mary Ann Andreas [4:31] Audio
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As the Tribal Chair of the
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Mary Ann
Andreas leads one of the most successful gaming
operations in California but remembers the
poverty of her childhood.
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4.
Haunani Apoliona [5:00] Audio
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Musician and performer Haunani
Apoliona is a well-known representative of
the Native people of Hawai’i.
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Mitchell Bush [4:17] Audio
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In the 1960s, Mitchell Bush
moved to Washington, D.C. from his Onondaga
home in New York. He leads his community in
honoring Native soldiers and others who rest
far from their own lands in the Arlington and
Congressional Cemeteries.
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6.
Kapeka Chandler [4:22] Audio
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Kapeka Chandler, a respected
kapuna—Native Hawaiian wisdom keeper—is
honored on her island of Kauai as a living treasure.
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Katsi Cook [4:14] Audio
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Katsi Cook, a Mohawk midwife
and women’s health activist who comes from
a long line of Native midwives, lives and works
in her community at Akwesasne.
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J. R. Cook [4:28] Audio
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Seeing the discrimination faced
by Native young people in Oklahoma, Cherokee
J. R. Cook founded UNITY, a national network
promoting personal development and leadership
among Native youth.
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