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The Cherokee Stomp Dance

The fire is very sacred to traditional Cherokee. Built at the bottom of a pit below the ground, it burns constantly. The traditional Cherokee believe that soon after the creation of the Cherokee people, the...

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LeAnne Howe's Shell Shaker- The Cyclical Nature of Life

LeAnne Howe’s novel Shell Shaker interestingly approaches the issues of kinship, cyclical life, making amends, and predestination for the Choctaw people. The story illustrates the idea that an uncorrected...

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Secrets From My Bookshelf

Sitting here in this moment, alone in my room at 2 in the morning, I do not feel alone. Smiling back at me are hundreds of books from the bookshelves surrounding me. In just one corner, I can feel Hester...

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LeAnne Howe's Shell Shaker- Kinship Between Generations

    LeAnne Howe's novel Shell Shaker greatly focuses on the issue of the power struggle between men and women and shows the importance of powerful women. Since this story revolves around two similar deaths...

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