{"id":1577,"date":"2009-11-18T18:53:04","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T22:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2009-11-18T19:14:07","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T23:14:07","slug":"native-american-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativetots.com\/blog\/native-american-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1577 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt 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A mano is a smaller stone used to grind corn or other grains. 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