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January 29th 2009 Apache Elementary School
Today we were able to meet Mrs. Bradshaw and her students.
However we were able to meet another beautiful woman--Ms. Sunny Dooley.... She is from Vanderwagon, New Mexico which
is south of Gallup. She was able to share with our class stories that she shares with everyone. I love that she
said that she loves what she does because it enables us to learn about her and her culture. She is sharing through oral
tradition many of the stories that are told to many Navajo children. Although it is not as prevalent as I remember I
enjoyed listening to her talk. From the moment that we walked into the classroom I felt comfortable. She began
by speaking conversationally with the audience. We were able to laugh and relate to many of the things that she was
saying. I found her hilarious and vibrant. I could tell that she loves what she does because
of the expression she has the entire time that she tells her stories. She enables those in the audience to visualize
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