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Johnson teaches Indian lore for Boy Scout merit badges

A local resident, himself a Boy Scout Eagle Scout, is teaching scouts about Native Americans to help them earn a merit badge and more.

Andrew Johnson, a member of the Navajo Tribe, said part of the reason he wants to teach about Native culture is the hope it will debunk negative stereotypes about Native peoples.

Johnson, a graduate student at Montana State University-Northern and a former welding instructor at Northern, is teaching a three-week, three-part course through which they will earn their Indian Lore merit badges.

Andrew Johnson taught his second class in the series Thursday ni...

 

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