When Joelle Bearstail's son was being bullied at school for having long hair, she didn't get mad.
First, she met with teachers and administrators. Then she arranged a "cultural presentation" to teach the non-Native kids in his class a little more about her family's Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara traditions.
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Joelle Bearstail
Then she wrote a book.
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