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TAESHON

NAKODA (ASSINIBOINE), A’ANIIIH (GROS VENTRE), AND SIOUX
AGE: 17

Ha medog e ya be. Emagiya Owaga Wachebi. Hello my relatives, my name is Dances with Lights. My legal name is Taeshon Mirage Scheaffer. I am an enrolled member of the Nakoda tribe from Fort Belknap Indian reservation with Aaniiih and Sioux blood ties. I am 17 years old and will be a senior in high school. Art is a part of my culture, with my talents ranging from drawing, painting, sewing, regalia making, appliqué work, porcupine quillwork, and welding. I am a honor roll student and participate in volleyball, basketball, and tennis. Also I am a jingle dress dancer.

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-Vanessa Goodthunder,

Lower Sioux Indian Community , 2016 Champion for Change