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Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), April, 2004 by Park, Jaime
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Park, Jaime Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 04-14-2004 Today many tribes are faced with the possibility of forever losing their culture, customs and language. It is a plight American Indians have been struggling with since contact with Europeans. One Native woman is playing an active role in her community to fight the extinction of her people's ways and language.
That woman is Jennifer Sutherland. Sutherland, or Red Elk Woman, is a 22-year-old Gros Ventre/Ojibway enrolled member at the Fort Belkap Reservation in Montana. She is a proud wife and mother of two children and was ...
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