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Don't discount the playfulness of storytelling

Don't discount the playfulness of storytelling

(Photo by Johan Hallberg-Campbell) NPR Audio Story --> How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger Our Indigenous stories have always had value and taught lessons. In Navajo, we have our Coyote Stories, summer and winter stories, and so many more. This is a similar approach that I use and think about in my work related to on-the-ground community organizing efforts and integrating them with digital tools. This is one way I use stories, to help covey messages and lesson

My first visit to NMAAHC in DC

My first visit to NMAAHC in DC

It's a popular place to be and I was ecstatic to see people learning more about our true histories. For far too long in this country, too many of us have been left out of the history books and our stories not shared. I had to wait until college to take my first Native Studies class and graduate school for my first African American history course when I should have been receiving this education K-12. The majority of Americans, have a problem with erasure, have only learned hal

Indigenous Writers for Women's History Month

Indigenous Writers for Women's History Month

The month of March has been designated as Women's History Month so that we work "to amplify women's voices to honor the past, inform the present and inspire the future". While I admire many women who have made significant strides in history and community, I will always acknowledge and recognize Indigenous women first. I am Diné and will think of Navajo women, other Indigenous women, and women of color first and foremost. As Audre Lorde once coined the phrase 'mythical norm',