Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer Zitkála-Šá co-composed and wrote the libretto for the first American Indian opera and co-founded the National Council of American Indians to lobby for increased political power for American Indians.

The Artist behind Storybook Land in Aberdeen: Leo Weber was an Aberdeen florist and a self-trained artist who could build anything he could dream up. See how his vision helped write the opening chapters of Aberdeen’s iconic Storybook Land.

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