Mabee-Gerrer Museum education director shares Native culture through her art Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman © [Photo provided] Amber DuBoise-Shepherd, of Shawnee, is a Native American artist affiliated with the Navajo, Sac & Fox and Prairie Band Potawatomi.
SHAWNEE Amber DuBoise-Shepherd often enjoys the rare pleasure of introducing children to Oklahoma s only mummies, who reside at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art. Growing up, my parents took us Shawnee s my hometown so I remember seeing Tutu when I was a little a little kid, she said, referring to the older and better preserved of the museum s two Egyptian mummies. Introducing them to kids, the funniest one I ve gotten so far is that some students really think the mummy wakes up and have seriously asked me during tours, Um, Mrs. Shepherd? When does the mummy wake up? I m like, For real? and they re like, yeah. I m like, Well, these aren t like the mummy from The Mummy Returns, OK? So, you ll
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