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Native American Indian Community
At Standing Rock Reservation, parents are making big news. They want to educate their children in traditional ways, believing that it will deeply impact their children’s identities and traditions. Although it is an uphill battle, these parents will do anything to build the right education for their kids. So, why is it these parents are allowed to share their culture and values but other’s can’t?
Molly of Denali follows 10-yr-old Molly Mabray, an Alaskan Native from the fictional village of Qyah. In Episode 1: “Grandpa’s Drum,” television producers describe the “common boarding school experience” for the Native American community. But the same groups rightly condemning this traumatic educational practice often argue for a modern version of “the common school.” How can that be?
