Indian 101
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What do you call
us? We
may number less than 4 million From
shore to shining shore Open
up your minds, open up your hearts Richie - December 30, 2002 |
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Richie Plass, Menominee/Stockbridge Munsee, is STAR's speaker and presenter of Bittersweet Winds, our traveling exhibit. The exhibit has been displayed in several venues in the Midwest and Southern states, and is traveling to Cornell University and Penn State in the Spring, 2008. To find out if Bittersweet Winds will be traveling to your area, please contact Richie Plass at richieplass@yahoo.com. Richie's presentations include stories about growing up Indian in a culture that doesn't recognize his perspective of history. Richie includes political history, personal stories, his award winning poetry and more in every presention. He has worked extensively on the Indian mascot and logo issues and he has lectured all over the country to students at many schools and universities.
Richie Plass is now holding seminars for teachers, students, administration, curriculum developers and anyone and everyone who enjoys learning about different cultures. Richie Plass is the author of Growing up Indian on This Turtle Island, has acted in a major motion picture starring Faye Dunawaye, played as a musician with the Native American Music Award nominated Wolf River Band for over 25 years and is known by all to be one of the funniest, warm and engaging people on this entire Turtle Island. To contact Richie:
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The "STAR - Students and Teachers Against
Racism" web site is the |
Multicultural
education now includes the study of Asian, Hispanic, and African American
cultures. But in most cases, the study of Native people is only found
in the study of the past. Richie is here to spread the news, to let us
know what happened to Indian people, where and how they live today and
how multicultural studies cannot be complete without understanding the
Indian Perspective.