Because of Her Story
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Dr. JoGayle Howard with Giant Panda and Laparoscopy Equipment. 1999. Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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Sarah Winnemucca photographed by Norval H. Busey. 1883. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
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Indigenous Peoples Day’s poster by Paige Pettibon highlighting Black and Indigenous activism and solidarity, a commission from the CANOES Affinity Group in Seattle, Washington.
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