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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsmissed this from a few days ago...
"April 23 2021 .. First Lady Jill Biden gifted a blanket by the Navajo Nation. The highest honor an Indigenous community can ever bestowto a non-Native ally."
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missed this from a few days ago... (Original Post)
markie
Apr 2022
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Wounded Bear
(61,563 posts)1. K & R...nt
AllaN01Bear
(24,291 posts)2. congrats .

calimary
(85,464 posts)3. NICE!
Beautiful work!
Pachamama
(17,221 posts)4. I remember when that happened last year
Well deserved
Butterflylady
(4,312 posts)5. Well, well deserved!
MLAA
(19,022 posts)6. And it won't be smuggled out of the White House unreported headed for a tacky resort.
colorado_ufo
(6,022 posts)7. A local doctor I knew amassed several of these, and now I know why
he so highly prized them, among all the other awards and accolades that he received over a long career.
liberalla
(10,362 posts)8. I missed that too! So beautiful... Thank you!
NJCher
(39,349 posts)9. the blanket is stunning
but so is the turquoise jewelry.
sheshe2
(90,552 posts)10. Recommended

niyad
(122,826 posts)11. Thank you for the reminder of that beautiful moment.
Joinfortmill
(17,616 posts)12. 👍
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)13. It's beautiful!
Congratulations, Dr. Biden.
Evolve Dammit
(20,360 posts)14. Beautiful.
yonder
(10,039 posts)15. That's very impressive - both the symbolism of the gift as well as the craft.
DFW
(57,528 posts)16. An Anglo friend of ours in the USA has a similarly close tie with the Hopi Nation
It is NOT bestowed lightly.
electric_blue68
(20,371 posts)17. Didn't know. Wonderful, and moving to see. Ty.
I visited the Navajo & Hopi Nations as part of my cross country bus trip. Met a friend in Flagstaff, and we rented a car.
Stunning landscape.
Learning stuff before I went made it a respectful, and wonderful visit.
WiVoter
(1,212 posts)18. Beautiful!
And is a powerful message of respect and honor. ❤️
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)19. Awesome honor!