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By Colleen Zewe Medill Reports This story originally appeared in INTO. One of the most defining gender characteristics, voice, often gets overlooked in technology and
By Katie Rice Medill Reports Otto Braided Hair stands at the lectern, praying in the Cheyenne language. It’s a prayer to “focus thoughts on the