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rez

British  
/ rɛz /

noun

  1. a slang word for reserve reservation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Recently, Alexis joined castmate Devery Jacobs, who was raised in Kahnawake Mohawk Territory and played rez dog Elora Danan, to excavate some “Reservation Dogs” memories — including the fluctuating extremes of Oklahoma weather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

Like Gladstone said in her Golden Globes acceptance speech, “This is for every rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid out there who has a dream.”

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024

“As she said in her Golden Globes speech ‘It’s for every little rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid who had a dream to see themselves represented, to see our stories represented.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

It's all part of the show's pragmatic treatment of life on the rez for its young characters and their elders.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2023

On the rez, you know every kid’s father, mother, grandparents, dog, cat, and shoe size.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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