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S the hunted , Ashida sho Elizabeth

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Salvania , the city kitty kits , Dutz .

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Good day . I'm a LC Salvania . I'm

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Wichita and of Kai Wi descent . And I'm

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from Oklahoma , Anna Garca Anadarko

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is a very special town because it's

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where I've grown up most of my life and

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it is home to about six

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tribes in this area alone . And

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Oklahoma itself is home to 37 federally

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recognized native American tribes . In

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reality , I really don't know any

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different than to celebrate and be

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proud of my culture . So just having a

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month kind of designated for that is ,

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it's very special to me and special to

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my people . We celebrate all the time

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in August . The Wichita tribe throws

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their annual celebration which is three

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day powwow dances , dinners .

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And even throughout the year , we hold

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different ceremonies and celebrate

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together . Wichita is fun fact are the

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only original indigenous people to

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Oklahoma . They were , they're original

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from Southern Kansas all the way down

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to northern Texas . I really just like

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telling people about our history , you

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know , our different types of customs ,

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what we do and how things in our

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culture connect to our original land

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and why , you know , Oklahoma will

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always be home to me . I think it's

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important to know what your people ,

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your brothers and sisters and all

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celebrate and how they celebrate and

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how who they are is a direct connection

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to what they represent , not only in

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their person but in their heritage ,

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you can explain their pride of who they

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are . And I think that's very important

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to know who your fellow airmen are .