Native American Heritage month

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Wed., Nov. 27, 2019

Xephen Bailey-Arnett, a sophomore at Wellpinit High School, listens during a sign language class on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Behind him hangs a photo from the Standing Rock protests made by photographer Alex Flett, who graduated from Wellpinit High. November is Native American Heritage Month.

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An entry for Sitting Bull is seen on a historical timeline in the classroom of social studies teacher Joni Scott on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Wellpinit Middle/High School. November is Native American Heritage Month.

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Jordan Abrahamson, center, whose mother, Brianna Abarahamson, not pictured, is a mentoring assistant with the Spokane Tribal Network, takes pointers from Oceannea Gonzalez, left, on dreamcatcher construction during a mentoring program hosted by the network on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Wellpinit Middle/High School.

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Diane Covington, an artist and mentor with the Spokane Tribal Network, cuts leather to make dreamcatchers as youngsters play with a smartphone during a mentoring program on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Wellpinit Middle/High School.

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Sarah McNew is surrounded by youngsters during an after-school mentoring program hosted by the Spokane Tribal Network on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Wellpinit Middle/High School.

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Sarah McNew helps youngsters select materials to build dreamcatchers during an after-school mentoring program hosted by the Spokane Tribal Network on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Wellpinit Middle/High School.

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Jordan Abrahamson, center, whose mother, Brianna Abarahamson, not pictured, is a mentoring assistant with the Spokane Tribal Network, takes pointers from Oceannea Gonzalez, left, on dreamcatcher construction during a mentoring program hosted by the network on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Wellpinit Middle/High School.

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