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She reminds me to be brave and confident as I face many new responsibilities and challenges, but also to have fun.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">\u2014<strong>Kathleen Ash-Milby<\/strong>, Curator of Native American Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandartmuseum.us\/mwebcgi\/mweb.exe?request=record%3Bid%3D71421%3Btype%3D101\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"opens-in-new-window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the work in our online collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Virgil Ortiz (American and Cochiti, born 1969). <strong><em>Clay Figure<\/em><\/strong>, from \u201cTourniquet\u201d Series, 2009. 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