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How Indian Mascots Dehumanize | Bioneers

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Dahkota Brown (Wilton-Miwok) Founder of NERDS, Native Education Raising Dedicated Students, and appointee to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education talks about the impact that Indian mascots have on Native youth in school. 

This presentation took place in the Indigeneity Forum at the 2017 National Bioneers Conference.

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