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LEFT Harmony Apel, taken in LaVerne, California
Harmony Apel's children learn their Yuchi language
through young learner books made by their grandpa. The
books allow them to learn while they are away in California
so they can communicate when they return to their
summer ceremonies in Oklahoma.
RIGHT Victoria Tiger, taken in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
The historic Creek Council House in Okmulgee, Oklahoma,
was the place to set up their formal government with the
House of Kings and the House of Warriors. The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation had to buy back their own building and
restore its story. Here, Victoria Tiger's son plays with a
relative in front of the Council House doors.
