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Danielle Harrison

Danielle Harrison is a lifelong resident of the Northwest who writes about Native American Tribes for local and national press. She’s also covered city and state government for community newspapers in Oregon and Washington for more than 20 years. She lives in Salem and enjoys competing in triathlons, distance running, wine tasting, good coffee, kayaking, hiking and traveling.

Hope and Healing Through Jingle Dancing in Oregon

March 31, 2022
An enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, based near Pendleton in Eastern Oregon, Acosia Red Elk fell into a fire when she was 6 years old and spent three months in a hospital burn unit. That tragedy — as well as her experiences as a mixed-race person and the death of her father — began a trajectory of trauma and anger until powwow jingle dancing helped her channel it into a lifelong healing process. More
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