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‘Journey of the Freckled Indian’
A children’s book and upcoming series by Tlingit writer Alyssa London challenge misconceptions about Indigenous identity
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May 4, 2021
Alyssa London, Tlingit, who won the Miss Alaska USA pageant in 2017, has written a children s book about growing up in a multicultural family, Journey of the Freckled Indian. A series of books and a television shows is now planned. (Photo courtesy of Alyssa London)
A children’s book and upcoming series by Tlingit writer Alyssa London challenge misconceptions about Indigenous identity
Richard Arlin Walker
When Alyssa London, Tlingit, was growing up, she didn’t meet her peers’ expectations of what an Indigenous person would look like. ....

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