Keith greets me with a big smile in the living room of the house he shares with his mother and sister. He's wearing a striped shirt that reveals his muscular arms. Keith has just returned from a morning shift at a local farm. He recently graduated and is saving up for a trip to California with his best friend. Keith's real name is We-Shi-Ge-Shum Longhorn Jr. His father is a Shawnee tribe member and taught him traditional customs, life wisdom, and rituals from an early age. His mother, like many Native Americans in the region, is a devout Christian who no longer follows traditional customs so closely. When asked if their two different upbringings (his parents are now divorced) contradict each other, Keith says he can perfectly reconcile them. He incorporates Christian symbols into his traditional clothing and says his Christian prayers while passionately performing traditional dances.
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