Caption: Marcie R Rendon, Credit: www.stpaulalmanac.org
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Marcie R Rendon 

Women's History Month, Marcie R Rendon - March 15th

Series: Women's History Month
From: KUMD
Length: 00:01:30

We spotlight Marcie R. Rendon, an established poet, freelance writer, and playwright for Minnesota’s Native American community. Read the full description.

Marcie_r_rendon_small Marcie R. Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Anishinaabe Nation and uses her talent with words to educate others about multiculturalism and Native American studies. She has written children books as well as educational books about these issues and travels as a speaker to colleges to facilitate discussions and ideas about past and current Native American culture. She has received numerous awards and grants for her work and we feature her now for Women’s History Month.

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Piece Description

Marcie R. Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Anishinaabe Nation and uses her talent with words to educate others about multiculturalism and Native American studies. She has written children books as well as educational books about these issues and travels as a speaker to colleges to facilitate discussions and ideas about past and current Native American culture. She has received numerous awards and grants for her work and we feature her now for Women’s History Month.

Additional Credits

Funding provided by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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