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Published: November 16, 2007
‘We want to remember ... where we came from'
Native Americans demonstrate: Some don't want revelry
By Michael McNutt
For Lindsay Whitefeather , Statehood Day was a chance to send a message to Oklahoma educators to do a better job of teaching tribal histories.

"We should be proud of who we are, and we shouldn't be forgotten,” said Whitefeather, a Comanche from Anadarko, who held a sign reading, "Teach Indian history in our schools — broken treaties, Indian removal.”

"Our history is not taught,&...

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