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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001 "Having no role models on reservations is a problem. Young people need to see that it is possible to become a doctor. If you have parents who went to college and became lawyers, doctors or teachers, you are likely to follow in their footsteps. Unfortunately, many of the professionals who "make it" don't come back to the reservation because there are no or few jobs. But for Mayer, her goal was to work at home with the Arikara, Hidatsa and Mandan people. So, when she walked across the stage in 1995 in Chester Fritz Auditorium, she wore a buckskin dress rather than the traditional cap and gown. That would become a symbol that she would find a way to practice on the reservation. . ." Get the Story:
COLUMNIST DORREEN YELLOW BIRD: A healer gladly returns to her own people (The Grand Forks Herald 11/17)
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Facebook TwitterMONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001 "Having no role models on reservations is a problem. Young people need to see that it is possible to become a doctor. If you have parents who went to college and became lawyers, doctors or teachers, you are likely to follow in their footsteps. Unfortunately, many of the professionals who "make it" don't come back to the reservation because there are no or few jobs. But for Mayer, her goal was to work at home with the Arikara, Hidatsa and Mandan people. So, when she walked across the stage in 1995 in Chester Fritz Auditorium, she wore a buckskin dress rather than the traditional cap and gown. That would become a symbol that she would find a way to practice on the reservation. . ." Get the Story:
COLUMNIST DORREEN YELLOW BIRD: A healer gladly returns to her own people (The Grand Forks Herald 11/17)
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