Community Post - Nizhóní

I spend a lot of time doing community events for Muwekma and the NACC. I wanted to choose two things that really stood out for me this quarter.

I love every part of this picture. I really appreciate when Shoney asks me to babysit Niall and Kieran. This is me on Taylor's bed reading them Thunderboy Jr. by Sherman Alexie. I do not support him or his work by any means but in this moment I loved giving those boys some native. I really love children and what especially these kids contribute to the greater native community. I grew up in a pretty large family I am used to taking care of kids. I am school now and I miss that, I miss my dog too. Moments like these I hold close to my heart.

This picture is a screenshot of a video where my and a few natives, and one non native, decided to play Just Dance at the NACC. By partnering with the sibs program, Will Paisley and I organized this beautiful event "frybread and game night". It was a really draining and hard day for me physically, but the event was so rewarding that I don't think about that when I see this picture. I think about community.