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#2020Elections #2020ElectionThoughts The people have spoken.

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Hoping for a Future without Poverty on the Reservation https://t.co/E4hFtSmhLD

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Although 31 out of 1000 Native American teenagers will get pregnant this year, high schools on the reservation don't provide teen parenting programs. #Navajonation #nativeyouth #nativeamerican #teenpregnancy https://t.co/P6zJNcFK9Z

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If you've ever taken the time to read William Bradford's account of the Pilgrim story, you might be shocked. It's not at all the Thanksgiving tale we know. #ownvoices #ushistory #myth #thanksgiving https://t.co/WXbbPmpVZm

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A high school senior advises kids to think before they start dating. Just because everyone else seems to be hooking up doesn't mean you need to! #dating #highschool #middleschool #relationships #consequences #graduate https://t.co/UqIy1vO0XH

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A Navajo writer tries her hand at a Japanese poetry form, proving that we can all learn from each other and embrace our differences. #poetry #haiku #nativeyouth #navajo #ownvoices https://t.co/dUiWJqe0wq

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ouse—you could say we lived impoverished. https://t.co/Ya0BWeUmY1

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Not everyone realizes what happens when drugs take over your life. Before you experiment with drugs, read this. Hopefully it will change your mind. #drugabuse #nativeyouth #nativeamericans #poverty #health #ownvoices https://t.co/ylB5eTXQ3Y

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The myth of the savage Native is just that: a myth. Native Americans weren't savages (or at least any more savage than their colonizing counterparts). #civilization #preColumbian #savage #nativeamerican #myth https://t.co/vw7rm8cH9F

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Having a growth mindset might not be enough for a Native youth to achieve his or her goals. Three other factors (ones you can help with) play a part. #pygmalioneffect #growthmindset #nativeyouth #education https://t.co/dvq6CR5kht

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Laundry and lunch money shouldn't keep kids from an education. But that and other challenges often force Native youth to drop out of high school. #nativeyouth #graduation #poverty https://t.co/cJFys5F41P

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Check out my review of the great new mom devotional: Grit & Grace: Devotions for Warrior Moms. on the #LMMLinkup this week! https://t.co/bY7xDe85jS via @Maryandering

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Adults make laws, but this young woman has a valid question about why alcohol is legal. She give three reasons why it should be illegal. #alcohol #alcoholic #drinking https://t.co/exIo51yFBu

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Instead of telling Native youth to "Stay in school," adults should ask, "How can we help make it possible for you to stay in school?" #education #nativeyouth https://t.co/ufbaWI3Ygr

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Just because a kid doesn't know what they want to do when they grow up doesn't mean that they should drop out of high school. #graduation #success #nativeyouth #dropout https://t.co/RfzYciDsH9

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Now you know. Native Americans don't like it when you dress up like an Indian. It's disrespectful. https://t.co/EeSwVZ4Wc1 via @n8vyouth #costume #regalia #knowthedifference

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Now you know. Native Americans don't like it when you dress up like an Indian. It's disrespectful. https://t.co/EeSwVZ4Wc1 via @n8vyouth

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Danny is proud of his Native heritage, and he'd like to urge non-Natives to think before they dress up like an Indian. Find out why. #Regalia #costume #Nativeyouth #nativeamerican https://t.co/7tvzexjWxg

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If you have something important to say, you might want to learn how to speak up effectively in ways that don't offend and win people over to your side. #ownvoices #socialjustice #outspoken #speakup #nativeyouth #nativeamerican https://t.co/2630S2Jq1V

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Society might think that the term 'successful Native American' is an oxymoron. It's not. With a growth mindset, Native Americans CAN succeed. #nativeyouth #nativeamerican #success #growthmindset https://t.co/UjFqR5D5hq