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013-Bridging Michigan: The History and Impact of Native Mascots

by Estee Schlenner | Jul 1, 2024 | Podcast

This episode revisits a conversation hosted as part of our “Bridging Michigan” series in 2020 between Eric Hemenway and Matthew L.M. Fletcher about the history and current state of Native mascots.

Bridging Michigan was a Michigan Humanities event series that took place in 2020 to spark in-depth conversation and action around the persistent social, economic, and cultural issues of systemic inequities that divide our communities.

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