THREAD: Oct 12th is #IndigenousPeoplesDay in the U.S.A. & this thread is all abt APPRECIATION!
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Each day until the 12th, I& #39;ll spotlight, recognize, & celebrate a contemporary #Indigenous person whose talents or influence enriches my life.
Join in & add your own tribute! /1
Each day until the 12th, I& #39;ll spotlight, recognize, & celebrate a contemporary #Indigenous person whose talents or influence enriches my life.
Join in & add your own tribute! /1
My 1st tribute has got to go to the incomparable, indefatigable, irrepressible Buffy Sainte-Marie!
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Oscar award-winning songwriter, internat& #39;l performer & tireless activist, @BuffySteMarie is known to many of my generation as "Buffy from Sesame St". /2 https://youtu.be/iRWE8bvFdnU ">https://youtu.be/iRWE8bvFd...
Oscar award-winning songwriter, internat& #39;l performer & tireless activist, @BuffySteMarie is known to many of my generation as "Buffy from Sesame St". /2 https://youtu.be/iRWE8bvFdnU ">https://youtu.be/iRWE8bvFd...
Though her Sesame Street days may have been before your time, w major hits like "Universal Soldier" & "Up Where We Belong" to her credit, chances are you& #39;ve sung along to a Buffy Sainte-Marie song at some point over the years. /3
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While it& #39;s cliché for my generation to name Sainte-Marie as an #Indigenous person of influence, I grew up w her albums in my home & it truly made a difference to my childhood understanding of #NativeAmericans as contemporary ppl.
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Sainte-Marie is a member of the Cree Nation. /4
Sainte-Marie is a member of the Cree Nation. /4
The next tribute on this thread of #Indigenous appreciation isn& #39;t for one person, but a dazzling array of different ppl who are #YoungGiftedAndIndigenous!
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I& #39;m talking abt the seriously talented & vibrant #Native creators whose brilliance is busting out all over social media./5
I& #39;m talking abt the seriously talented & vibrant #Native creators whose brilliance is busting out all over social media./5