# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ClmJSFLr3b6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15341231-nasaartemis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-11-30T18:59:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Ronnie Adams was born in Oklahoma in Chickasaw Nation territory but moved to Alaska at a young age, separating him from his roots and heritage.

"When I came to [NASAKennedy], being invited to participate in Native American Heritage Initiative (NAHI) was a real surprise. The thing that I appreciate is, not only being able to help other folks and increase knowledge of Native Americans within NASA — I've also learned a lot about my own background.

"[I asked myself] how am I going to teach about that heritage, if I'm not fully familiar with it? So, it led me to reach back out to my family in Oklahoma and ask questions and learn more. And so, that's been something I appreciate personally from participating — learning more about my own background and then being able to share that with others.”

Ronnie works as a Senior Program Analyst at Kennedy Space Center.

Image description: A man with brown hair stands in front of the camera wearing a gray polo, with a blue collar in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building. He is crossing his arms which have many tattoos on them.

Image Credit: NASA / Kim Shifflet

#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NASA #Space #Artemis #Moon #NASAKennedy #NAHM #VehicleAssemblyBuilding

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nativeamericanheritagemonth, nasakennedy, nasa, space, moon, vehicleassemblybuilding, nahm, artemis

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