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Millions of dollars have been appropriated by Congress and are being spent each year for “Indian Education.” All you have to do is take advantage of it and encourage your school to make an effort to use it in the name of “equal education.” My Indian child has a constitutional right to learn, retain, and maintain his heritage and culture. By the same token, I strongly believe that non-Indian children also have a constitutional right to learn about our Native American heritage and culture, because Indians play a significant part in the history of Western society. Until this reality is equally understood and applied in education as a whole, there will be a lot more schoolchildren in grades K–2 identified as “slow learners.”
My son, Wind-Wolf, is not an empty glass coming into your class to be filled. He is a full basket coming into a different environment and society with something special to share. Please let him share his knowledge, heritage, and culture with you and his peers.
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the author’s argument? Is it effective? Review the author’s claim. How well does he argue in support of his claim? If you were the teacher, would you be persuaded? Why or why not?
what the father is asking the teacher to do.
Reread the final three paragraphs of the letter, focusing on what the author wants from the teacher. What does he ask her to remember? What steps does he ask her to take?
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