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The fat acceptance movement aims to end discrimination of overweight and obese people. Have you ever been criticized or judged because of your size? We’ve all heard about the health risks of being overweight, but can you be healthy and love your big body at the same time? In this hour, we will talk about how messages about weight can have an impact on our body image and maybe even our overall health. 

 

Guests:

Carolina  Castoreno (Lipan Apache/Mescalero Apache/Yaqui) – President of the Native American Student Alliance at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

Veronica Hill  (San Carlos Apache/Jicarilla Apache/Laguna Pueblo) – law student at Arizona State

 

Break Music: Enaemaekisaeh (song) Wayne Silas Jr (artist) Infinite Passion (album)