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2012 RTC Essay Awards: H.S. Students' Perspective on Native American Values
Reconnecting The Circle is proud to announce the winners for the 2012 RTC National High School Essay Contest. The topic: Which Native American Values are Important in Today’s World and Why? THE WINNERS:Native American Values – Important Then, Important Now – by PATIENCE HARJO | Muscogee Creek and Pawnee | grade 12 | Oklahoma Three Women, Three Lessons: 
Native American Values: Important Then, Important Now
By Patience Harjo | Muscogee Creek and Pawnee | grade 12 In my eighteen years of life, my parents and grandparents have imparted so much knowledge to me. As I have grown up, I have learned the difference between right and wrong. I learned how to respect others, when to abstain from harmful substances, my traditions as 
Three Women, Three Lessons: Reconnecting The Circle Through Native American Values
By Kamilyn Choi | grade 12 As I look back on my life, I realize that the person I am today has been largely shaped by three Native American women. I grew up in a traditional Korean household, raised by a single mother, and it so happened that in the times of greatest darkness, these incredible