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Student Podcast: Fry Bread

NPR | By Student Podcast Challenge,
Kimimila Beetso
Published December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM CST

Fry bread is a popular food in many Native communities — but has a dark history. One student talks to her grandmother about its complicated place in Native culture.

This is an excerpt from "Making Frybread - A History" by Kimimila Beetso, a student at Horizon Honors Secondary School in Phoenix, Ariz.. Her story was a finalist in the 2025 NPR Student Podcast Challenge.

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