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BIPOC Artist Spotlight: Verbal Oasis

November 30, 2022
Meet activist, poet, and scientist Monique Franklin, aka Verbal Oasis. Monique is a Seattle artist who recently joined us for our 2022 Virtual Inspire Luncheon: Rise & Thrive, where she shared her story and her work with us.

Maintaining Traditions and Identity as Urban Indians

November 22, 2022
Guest author Jennifer Bereskin traces the urbanization of Native Americans through violated treaties and assimilationist federal policies, and shares her own experience as an Urban Indian maintaining connections to her indigenous community.
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