Carolina Quotes
I make lots of turtles in many of my designs. Because the turtle is a symbol of Mother Earth, it is the symbol of long life.
Senora Lynch Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Answer to a kindergarten class, virtual Education Day, 24th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, 2020
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- speech
- work
- Education Day, American Indian Heritage Celebration
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- 2020
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