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Video: Jasmine Neosh

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While in her 20s, Jasmine Neosh immersed herself in Chicago’s art and music scene, often jamming with friends on her uniquely crafted, fretless banjo. But when protests erupted in the northern Plains over the Dakota Access Pipeline, Neosh knew she had a duty—as a Native woman and an environmentalist. Now, at age 32, she’s studying the Earth-friendly ways of her people on the Menominee Reservation in Wisconsin.

Writing | Suzette Brewer
Editing | David S. Powell and John Strauss
Editorial assistance | Ruth Holladay
Photos | Hondo Louis, Ken Blackbird, Mary Pember
Video | Patrick Metoxen, Jr.
Design | IronGate Creative

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