Navajo Culture Connects Russians and Local Indigenous Peoples
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U.S. Speaker Radmilla Cody gives television
interview in Kamchatka.
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U.S. Speaker Radmilla Cody shared the beauty of the Navajo Nation
with over 500 students, professionals, and indigenous peoples during
her visit to Vladivostok and the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian
Far East, April 7-18. Ms. Cody delivered an uplifting message of
tolerance, diversity, and respect for the environment through PowerPoint
presentations, Navajo songs, and an exhibit of Navajo jewelry and
artifacts. The American Corner in Petropavlovsk (Kamchatka) and
the landmark Arsenyev Museum in Vladivostok hosted events that included
the participation of native peoples from the Itelmen, Aleutian,
Koryak, and Udege groups. Ms. Cody also met with representatives
of five local NGOs and social science majors and gave a talk about
domestic violence, drawing from her advocacy experience and inspiring
trainers who address this issue in Russia. PAO Bridget Gersten hosted
a representational event on the final day of Ms. Cody’s program,
drawing together guests from the arts, cultural, academic, NGO,
alumni, and government communities.
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