At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. Bu…

Sherman Alexie
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At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians have no cultural power. We're still placed in the past. So we're either in the past or we're only viewed through casinos. ✨ Sherman Alexie on Living Outside Cultural Borders. Moyers & Company with Bill Moyers, billmoyers.com. April 12, 2013.
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