Green Bay Press-Gazette
BARABOO, Wis. Born to teenage parents who divorced when she was 10 and watching her mom struggle to overcome poverty and alcoholism, Dr. Amy DeLong had long battled self-doubt to find a place in this world.
She is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and had felt, at first, that the only reason why she was able to attend the University of Michigan for her undergraduate studies was because of that institution’s efforts to draw more ethnic minorities.
“I didn’t know if I was smart enough,” said DeLong, 51. “In the beginning, I felt like I didn’t belong. … I felt like, ‘I’m only here because I’m American Indian. ”
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