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Beckoning Forward: The Extraordinary Life of Carlos Montezuma

In 1871, a group of Pimas took a young Yavapai boy named Wassaja captive. From there, he would begin on a journey that would eventually lead him to Urbana, Illinois. Political activist, writer, physician, and the first Native American graduate of the University of Illinois, his legacy is far-reaching. Wassaja, a term that could be translated […]

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