Summary: Native American Internship

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Hi Dr. Barker and Dr. Drew,

I hope both of you had a great winter break! Mine was filled with applying to summer internship programs. With that being said, I was wondering if you would write a letter of recommendation for me. The internship is for the Native American Awards Program at the Smithsonian Institute. I would be utilizing Native American resources to further my journalistic and writing career. The internship is very broad, giving me the opportunity to choose how I wish to use the resources they are offering. So I was wondering if you could highlight the various skills I used within the English Department internship such as my strong work ethic, ability to work in a team, and communication skills, etc. Additionally, a nice description

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