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Becky Simmons’ journey of discovery and embracing her Ojibwe cultural heritage

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published November 9, 2016 at 3:00 AM PST
Becky Simmons at Museum of Ojibwe Culture in Saint Ignace, Michigan
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Join Becky Simmons at the Museum of Ojibwe Culture in Saint Ignace, Michigan for a conversation with correspondent Tom Wilmer. Ms. Simmons shares her Ojibwe journey that commenced when she learned as a 12 year-old that she was not French Canadian, but Ojibwe. 

 

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Ojibwe longhouse at Museum of Ojibwe Culture, Saint Ignace, Michigan
Credit Thomas Wilmer
Ojibwe longhouse at Museum of Ojibwe Culture, Saint Ignace, Michigan
Becky Simmons at Museum of Ojibwe Culture in Saint Ignace, Michigan
Credit Thomas Wilmer
Becky Simmons at Museum of Ojibwe Culture in Saint Ignace, Michigan
Engaging interpretive signage at Museum of Ojibwe Culture, Saint Ignace, Michigan
Credit Thomas Wilmer
Engaging interpretive signage at Museum of Ojibwe Culture, Saint Ignace, Michigan
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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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