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George Blue Spruce Jr. is recognized as the first American Indian dentist in the United States. His life story reaches back to the ancient Pueblo culture cherished by his grandparents and parents and extends to state-of-the-art dentistry and the current needs of the American Indian people.Blue Sprucea's journey begins on the Santa Fe Indian School campus with his parentsa' determination that their children would excel academically and obtain college degrees. After graduating from dental school Dr. Blue Spruce planned to return to the pueblos to treat his people. As it turned out his destiny reached far beyond: from the wilds of Montana to New York City to San Francisco to South America and back to the United States. In Washington DC he presented the needs of American Indians to Congress and lunched with the president.Throughout his journey Dr. Blue Spruce has traveled between two cultures succeeding in mainstream society while keeping Pueblo tradition in his heart. Facing prejudice and conquering adversity he reached the zenith of his career as director of the Phoenix Regional Indian Health Service and achieving the rank of assistant surgeon general of the United States

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Biography & True Stories Biography: general Autobiography: general

• Pełny tytuł: Searching for My Destiny
• Autor: Deanne Durrett, George Blue Spruce
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 336
• EAN: 9780803246126
• ISBN: 0803246129
• ID: 04923378
• Wydawca: University of Nebraska Press
• Waga: 430 g
• Wymiary: 216 × 140 × 19 mm
• Data wydania: 16. October 2012

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