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Article: I am native American: November is National American Indian heritage month.
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- Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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Keeping Tradition Alive
Weekly Reader interviews a native American artist
Jody Naranjo (nah-RON-hoh) is a potter. She makes pots out of clay. Her mother, grandmother, and aunts make pottery too. Naranjo is a Native American from the Santa Clara Pueblo group. She lives in New Mexico. Her work can be seen in museums across the country.
Naranjo enjoys being a potter. "It's a fun job," she says. She plans to teach pottery to her daughters, ages 4, 11, and 17. "I want to keep the tradition going," she adds. A tradition is an idea or a way of life handed down from the past.
Many Groups, Many Traditions