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# Gregory Cajete

(1952)   Anthropologist

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Gregory Cajete is an anthropologist.

## Quick Facts About Gregory Cajete

Born September 23, 1952

Profession Anthropologist

## About Gregory Cajete

American academic... \| Gregory A. Cajete is a Tewa author and professor from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He has pioneered reconciling indigenous perspectives in sciences with a Western academic setting. His focus is teaching "culturally based science, with its emphasis on health and wellness."

##  Quotes by Gregory Cajete

> [“There is no such thing as primitive in the way Western education has traditionally conditioned people to perceive it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-cajete/there-is-no-such-thing-as-primitive-in-the-way-western-education-has/)

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> [“Who is speaking for the waters of the Earth?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-cajete/who-is-speaking-for-the-waters-of-the-earth/)

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