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The decision to change my semester project was an easy one due to the fact that I feel lost on my research project. I have decided to teach about the Lakota. My decision was made as I was standing on top of the capital steps with my friend Thomas YellowHorse protesting Columbus Day. He was in full regalia, meaning, he was covered in ceremonial Feathers. Eagles are protected by law and he could have been arrested if he was not carrying his tribal card. I wasn’t planning on going to the protests just as I have never planned to go to any Lakota ceremony in my life. I went because Thomas is my friend and we got sober together. I did not even know what native was until I met my friends Thomas, Walter, and his wife Ella at Fort Lyon. There were very

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