My Teaching Draws on Our Heritage

Margaret Roach Wheeler

Chickasaw weaver and clothing designer Margaret Roach Wheeler says that teaching art is extremely fulfilling because the students' final product is a tangible representation of their hard work. She also explains why teaching art and incorporating Chickasaw heritage is so rewarding.

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