I Am Kwakkoli

 By Bisco Hill, Grade 7, Southern Hills Middle School, Boulder, CO
It would be his tribal name, connecting him to generations of ancestors.
Genre  Essay   Topic  Native American, Family, Cultures/Traditions, Farms/Rural Life, Identity

The narrator, part Native American, describes his emotions as he receives his Indian name.

ID 29151   Published in Merlyn's Pen X, Issue I  
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