Native American Heritage Month

Poster Series

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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ‘CAN’T’ HAS BEEN THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE. TO SEE THE IMPOSSIBLE MATERIALIZE BEFORE MY EYES, JUST BECAUSE I HAD FAITH; BECAUSE I TRUSTED IN THEM; BECAUSE I TOLD THEM WE COULD LOSE BUT NEVER YIELD; BUT MOSTLY, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED. AS ROBERT F. KENNEDY ONCE SAID, ‘I DREAM THINGS THAT NEVER WERE AND SAY, WHY NOT?’ - Arturo Féliz-Camilo

Arturo Féliz-Camilo

NATIVES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN SOME OF THE MOST PROLIFIC SPEAKERS WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE. THROUGH SPEECH AND DEBATE, OUR YOUTH ARE NOW LEARNING THAT THEY CAN COMMAND AN AUDIENCE AND COMPEL CHANGE. AS THIS ACTIVITY BECOMES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO US, THE NSDA HAS BECOME THE THREAD CONNECTING THE TRADITIONS OF OUR PAST TO THE EVOLUTION OF OUR FUTURE IN THIS TAPESTRY OF SOCIAL GROWTH. - Deborah Garoui

Deborah Garoui

"I LOVE BEING ABLE TO AUTHENTICALLY DISPLAY MY CULTURE AND IDENTITY IN THIS ACTIVITY. IT TRULY SHOWS THAT PEOPLE FROM ANY BACKGROUND CAN COME TOGETHER FOR SPEECH AND DEBATE." - Aspyn Kaskalla, Navajo Preparatory School, NM - Class of 2026

Aspyn Kaskalla

I AM A NATURALLY CURIOUS PERSON, AND THIS ACTIVITY AFFORDED ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THAT CURIOSITY. EVEN AT THIS STAGE OF MY LIFE, HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN SPEECH AND DEBATE FOR A LITTLE OVER A DECADE, THERE ARE STILL THINGS THAT I’M LEARNING, AND THAT’S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT. AS A COACH, I NOW GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE POWER OF WHAT THIS ACTIVITY CAN DO FOR PEOPLE WITH MY OWN STUDENTS. - John-Samqua

John Samqua

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