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Teaching Native American Culture Through Art in NYC

Local non-profit Redhawk Native American Arts Council taught visitors about Native American heritage through art making. Photos by Jimin Kim

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Redhawk Native American Arts Council director, Cliff Matias (left), has led the council for 25 years.
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Desy Blackbird is a Native American powwow dancer.
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MANHATTAN, NEW YORK —

A Brooklyn-based non-profit, Redhawk Native American Arts Council, held a free lunchtime Native American style jewelry-making and drawing activity in Brookfield Place in lower Manhattan on Friday, September 6. For the past 25 years, the council's mission has been to educate the general public about indigenous peoples' heritage and history through cultural and educational events featuring music, dance, art and theater. One of the council's main goals is to break stereotypes about native groups from North, South, Central American, Caribbean and Polynesian cultures.

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