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markie

(23,368 posts)
Sat Apr 30, 2022, 06:48 PM Apr 2022

missed this from a few days ago...

"April 23 2021 .. First Lady Jill Biden gifted a blanket by the Navajo Nation. The highest honor an Indigenous community can ever bestow—to a non-Native ally."


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missed this from a few days ago... (Original Post) markie Apr 2022 OP
K & R...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2022 #1
congrats . AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #2
NICE! calimary Apr 2022 #3
I remember when that happened last year Pachamama Apr 2022 #4
Well, well deserved! Butterflylady Apr 2022 #5
And it won't be smuggled out of the White House unreported headed for a tacky resort. MLAA Apr 2022 #6
A local doctor I knew amassed several of these, and now I know why colorado_ufo Apr 2022 #7
I missed that too! So beautiful... Thank you! liberalla Apr 2022 #8
the blanket is stunning NJCher Apr 2022 #9
Recommended sheshe2 Apr 2022 #10
Thank you for the reminder of that beautiful moment. niyad Apr 2022 #11
👍 Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #12
It's beautiful! Cracklin Charlie Apr 2022 #13
Beautiful. Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #14
That's very impressive - both the symbolism of the gift as well as the craft. yonder Apr 2022 #15
An Anglo friend of ours in the USA has a similarly close tie with the Hopi Nation DFW May 2022 #16
Didn't know. Wonderful, and moving to see. Ty. electric_blue68 May 2022 #17
Beautiful! WiVoter May 2022 #18
Awesome honor! BlueJac May 2022 #19

MLAA

(19,225 posts)
6. And it won't be smuggled out of the White House unreported headed for a tacky resort.
Sat Apr 30, 2022, 07:38 PM
Apr 2022

colorado_ufo

(6,056 posts)
7. A local doctor I knew amassed several of these, and now I know why
Sat Apr 30, 2022, 07:39 PM
Apr 2022

he so highly prized them, among all the other awards and accolades that he received over a long career.

DFW

(57,995 posts)
16. An Anglo friend of ours in the USA has a similarly close tie with the Hopi Nation
Sun May 1, 2022, 06:08 AM
May 2022

It is NOT bestowed lightly.

electric_blue68

(21,419 posts)
17. Didn't know. Wonderful, and moving to see. Ty.
Sun May 1, 2022, 06:39 AM
May 2022

I visited the Navajo & Hopi Nations as part of my cross country bus trip. Met a friend in Flagstaff, and we rented a car.
Stunning landscape.
Learning stuff before I went made it a respectful, and wonderful visit.

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