U Talk celebrates Native American Heritage Month by highlighting a Native American voice. Dawn, a direct descendant of Sacagawea, phones in to share information about her heritage, what she has learned about her culture and traditions, her experiences with discrimination, and her hopes for the future of the Native American community. 

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Resources on the History of Thanksgiving and Native American Boarding Schools: 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/ 

https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-thanksgiving-2017-11 

https://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilation