My Braid is Beautiful – Gnaajwan Nkaadengan
My Braid Is Beautiful - Gnaajwan Nkaadengan tells the story of the beauty and connection of a braid in the Native community while also acknowledging the importance of language revitalization. Larissa Wrightman is a youth from Walpole Island First Nation (Bkejwanong) of Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Tohono O’odham descent. utiful - Gnaajwan Nkaadengan tells the story of the beauty and connection of a braid in the Native community while also acknowledging the importance of language revitalization.
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My Braid is Beautiful – Gnaajwan Nkaadengan
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