Lakota Harden, a Lakota activist and speaker, spent a week at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign to talk about issues facing Native people.

Harden said she grew up with discrimination. She attended a boarding school where her heritage was criticized, she said.

Harden works to promote accurate and positive portrayals of Native Americans. She said the media has long stereotyped Native people.

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