I Am Not a Costume Wampanoag His work is both a

His work is both a meditation on how Indigenous knowledge

her mother fled an abusive husband--with Steph and her younger sister in tow--to Cherokee Nation

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undertook to sustain their Native identity in the face of deep racial hostility from segregationist officials

- Does tribal sovereignty mean that tribes can offer abortion services in states where it is now otherwise illegal

I Am Not a Costume Wampanoag His work is both aI am not a costume. Ayasha's school is having a costume party and she is so excited! But when Ayasha arrives at school and sees other students wearing fake regalia, she is confused and upset. She doesn't understand why they think her culture is a costume. Ayasha turns to her family and together they come up with a way to teach her classmates about her culture and how to honor her people respectfully.