Conner Roubideaux

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Conner Roubideaux

Conner is a member of Rosebud Sioux tribe, she is from Fort Thompson, SD on Crow Creek Reservation. She love to be involved in her community and school. Conner was recently a peer mentor at Rural America Initiative for Ateyapi Elementary for the 2016 Summer. She currently participate every year at Black Hills Powwow and Lakota Nation Invitational Handgames tournament. She love to teach kids her Lakota culture and help them understand it as well. As participating every year since starting high school in Safe Halloween at Central High school, and a after school program called Ateyapi.

Hi Auntie! I’m pretty fair skinned compared to a lot of my family and it has always made me feel insecure in my identity. I’ve been called “white girl” or when I say I’m Indigenous I’m asked to “prove it.” How do I gain confidence in my identity as a Native?

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