I am taking two classes on Native Americans. One is an American studies course, and the other an English course. In my English class today- we had a speaker come from the Bay Mills Band in the U.P and talk about her culture, history, and beliefs of her tribe. But I found it even more interesting that I learned more from this woman in the hour and 20 minutes that she spoke than in both of my classes combined for the entire semester. It reminded me of the insider/outside debate and how different the quality of her discussion and knowledge was compared to my other classes. The amount of emotion she was able to put into her discussion was incredible. It made all the difference!
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