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Jourdan Bennett-Begaye
Hailing from New Mexico, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye is a Diné (Navajo) citizen who identifies as the Towering House Clan, The Coyote Pass Clan of Jemez, The Mexican Clan and also The... — Updated 6/23/2022
Family Matters: Your Family is Worth Fighting For
We all have hopes and dreams for our families and a vision for what we want our families to be like. We want our homes to be a place where everyone feels safe, loved and respected.... — Updated 6/23/2022
I Wanted to Impress My Friends
Everyone makes decisions that they wish they could change. There are things that you've done in the past that make you mad that you ever did them. Yet there's freedom from the hate... — Updated 6/23/2022
Jana Schmieding: Writer, Podcaster Actor, Comedian
Miniconjou and Sicangu Lakota actor, writer and comedian Jana Schmieding is known primarily for her work in the Rutherford Falls sitcom where she plays Reagan, the lead character.... — Updated 11/23/2021
Thankful to be Alive
Do not worry. Do not keep saying, 'What will we eat?' or, 'What will we drink?' or, 'What will we wear? The people who do not know God are looking for all these things. Your Father... — Updated 11/22/2021
Jillian Weir, Indigenous Olympian
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics--celebrated in 2021 because of concerns for further spread of the COVID-19 Virus and Delta variant-can boast of the highest number of Indigenous... — Updated 10/4/2021
A Life Turned Right-side Up
My life and family were upside down. My parents loved each other but alcohol drove them apart. Drink turned my dad into a monster, hitting and speaking terribly to my mom. My... — Updated 10/4/2021
Judy Baker (b. 1943)
• Seminole Palmetto Doll Artist • Folk Historian Judy Baker learned the craft of Seminole palmetto doll-making from her grandmother and mother, and began crafting the dolls her... — Updated 9/2/2021
Amazing Grace
Praise the Lord, 0 my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. (Psalm 103:1, NIV) I was about five years old when I got sent on a bus to residential school. I don't... — Updated 9/2/2021
Eternity in My Heart
At age four, I was taken from my home by the Children's Aid Society. They placed me in about seven different foster homes in the space of two years because I kept running away, tryi... — Updated 6/16/2021
Mary Killman (b. 4.9.1991)
• Olympian, Synchronized Swimmer • Silver Medalist, Pan American Games • 2001 Synchro Athlete of the Year* Although born in Ada, Oklahoma and reared in Texas, swimming champ... — Updated 6/7/2021
Outstanding Native Women
• First Indigenous Canadian Woman to own and operate an airline • Included in DC Comics graphic novel Wonder Women of History "Dream it, design it, do it," Teara Fraser, who is Cre... — Updated 3/27/2021
God Knows Me
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. Psalm... — Updated 3/27/2021
Tumbling Down a Dark Staircase
My childhood was dark. First memories are pretty negative. I'm the firstborn of nine children. What I remember of my childhood was fighting, drunkenness and pain. I have a lot of... — Updated 2/2/2021
Outstanding Native Women
Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna People, was born in Winslow, Arizona into a military family. Her father, J.D. "Dutch" Haaland, a Norwegian-American, was a... — Updated 12/8/2020
From Victim to Victory
So if the Son makes you free, you will be free for sure. John 8:36 NLV In 1983, I was charged with first-degree murder. At the time, I was so messed up with drugs, that half the time I didn't really know what I was doing. I thought... — Updated 12/8/2020
Back from the Bottom of Life
Perhaps like DeBora Gurno, you feel you’ve reached the bottom of your life. But you are not alone. Your Father in heaven is waiting for you to turn to Him through Jesus Christ. He is longing for you to enter a relationship with H... — Updated 12/8/2020
OUTSTANDING NATIVE WOMEN
• First woman in her tribe to earn a Medical Doctor degree • Honored with the name of Medicine Victory Woman by her Blackfeet Tribe Mary DesRosier states that she sees the face of... — Updated 10/14/2020
The Crying Warrior
You were chosen by God the Father long ago. He knew you were to become His children. You were set apart for holy living by the Holy Spirit. May you obey Jesus Christ and be made... — Updated 10/13/2020
Healing Through Jesus Being My Crutch
Over the course of the last five years I have had knee replacement surgeries on each of my knees. I had the surgeries because of chronic pain in the knee joints, arthritis in the... — Updated 8/6/2020
Ramona Harjo (February 5, 1938–February 5, 2005) and Josh Harjo
It is always refreshing to see or hear of a husband and wife team, especially Native American, in faith-based, Christian ministry. Such is the case of Josh (full blood Creek) and... — Updated 8/6/2020
Power to Conquer Pain and Suffering
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. -Romans 15:13 NIV Each of us is on a... — Updated 8/6/2020
Outstanding Native Women
• Activist • Author • Musician • Educator • Reformer *Co-composed the first Native American Opera* "For untold ages the Indian race had not used family names. A new-born child was... — Updated 6/15/2020
Being the Dad I Never Had
A father to the fatherless, defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling. -Psalm 68:5 NIV In 1998, my life hit rock bottom. An active member of a criminal organization, a drunk,... — Updated 6/12/2020
A Mohawk Peacemaker
I have told you these things so you may have peace in Me. In the world you will have much trouble. But take hope! I have power over the world! John 16:33, NLV "Rycki!" I shouted to... — Updated 4/7/2020
