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A new year and a time to heal

SOUTHERN SIERRA MIWUK NATION


Clay RiverThe year 2021 is going to be a year of truth, reconciliation and healing for Native Americans and our tribal communities. We need healing so we can be well enough to lead our people.
We are training to be elders just like our elders are training to be ancestors. Education has always been our strongest medicine. The ancestors practiced this medicine by teaching through story, traditions, ceremonies and cultural routines. The truth is our elders are survivors of forced relocation, sexua...

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