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1.
Diego Méndez Guzmán [4:01]
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Diego Méndez Guzmán,
Tzeltal from Chiapas, Mexico, is active in
the Mayan cultural organization Sna Jtz’ibajom
“House of the Writer.” His writings
in Tzeltal and Spanish have won special recognition
by the most important art institutions in
Mexico..
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Raymundo Hernandez [4:59] Audio |
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Raymundo Hernandez, retired
police officer, Vietnam vet, and Native rights
activist, has reaffirmed the cultural identity
of his original Coalhuiltec people of Texas
by reclaiming the Alamo as their sacred site.
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Linda Hogan [4:16] Audio |
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Chickasaw poet and novelist
Linda Hogan expresses her respect for Native
knowledge of the natural world and the Native
vision of how the future is deeply related
to the past.
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4.
Bob Hazous [4:20] Audio
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Internationally-known Warm
Springs Apache sculptor and painter Bob Haozous
has spurred controversy through his art by
expressing his personal vision of Native culture
in the 21st century.
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Oscar Kawagley [4:41] Audio |
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Oscar Kawagley, a Yupiaq Eskimo
from Alaska is a scientist, scholar and teacher,
who is integrating traditional Native ways with
Western learning.
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Carolyn Kualii [4:23] Audio |
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Carolyn Kualii, Hawaiian and
Apache, works to support the families of Native
Hawaiians and Native Americans living with HIV
and AIDS.
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Iguaniginape Kungiler [4:12] Audio
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Iguaniginape Kungiler, Kuna
writer, oral historian, and environmental scholar
in Panama, is internationally recognized for
his projects to preserve traditional Kuna knowledge
and language.
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Chris Lamarr [3:39] Audio |
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Chris LaMarr, a Paiute/Pitt
River raised in Oakland, is a rapper who delivers
music with a strong message for Indian youth.
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