Contenders : Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series Yakama Casey Family Programs

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often staying in barely habitable church attics and trailers

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When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council

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Contenders : Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series Yakama Casey Family ProgramsThe true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native pro baseball players to face off in a World Series. This picture book teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports. Charles Bender grew up on the White Earth Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota. John Meyers was raised on the Cahuilla reservation in Southern