MOCCASIN MILLENNIAL

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Generation of Fear

By Brianna G. Reed

“Then, something in him switches. You don’t detect it at first, not tangibly—suddenly he is looking at you, really looking…”

THOUGHTS OF AN INDIGENOUS INTROVERT

They Wore Moccasins

By Markus Altaha

Put your Crocs in four-wheel drive, lace up your sneakers, pull up your boots, and “rock your mocs” every chance you get. We have stereotypes to break and haters to prove wrong.

LIVING WITH THE SEASONS

The Earth takes care of us, and we should do the same for her and her inhabitants. Let’s keep our home clean.

CREATIVE WRITING

FICTION

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Obtaining a Dog

By Minja Utahna Gaines

“Knowing you cannot possibly rescue them all, you do your best to keep focused. Your pup is here. You just haven’t met him yet.”

“She knew the whispers followed her like the scent of pine in the crisp air: too old, too female, too inexperienced, too different.”

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The New World

By Danelle Jishie

“Motherhood didn’t rush over me like my friends said it would. In fact, I felt the darkest cloud over my head months after her birth.”

NONFICTION

“I sat in the corner of the classroom looking through the pages of books, flowing like the water during those monsoon thunderstorms.”

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Medicines in the Ground

By Natalie Mullen

“Upholding the values of land connection, resource stewardship, and gratitude, we acknowledge Mother Earth’s role in sustaining our well-being.”

“My grandmother told me, ‘The songs are about how the Earth, sky, and mountains are connected. When you run towards the horizon it is a great blessing to the Holy People.’”

POETRY

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When Mama Cooks

By Natasha Endito

“That little ball of dough, she flattens with her hand. Round and round she turns it, while heating up the pan.”

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Corn Beads

By Emerald GoingSnake

*adelvdiyatlodi means “seed beads” in Cherokee

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By Sareya Taylor

“when apache women die, where do the stars go to mourn? all the truths of their heart tangled in beaded buckskin yellow paint stuck in back throat thunder strike match…”

The Overlook by Randi Anderlik of Haskell Indian Nations UniversityBig Sister, Little Sister by Alexis Whitehorn-Coriz of Haskell Indian Nations UniversityAs the Sun Rises by Candace LeClaire of Haskell Indian Nations UniversityJourney West by Michel Beardt of Sinte Gleska UniversityTvfce Mihot by Araya Youngblood of the Institute of American Indian ArtsArrow by Kennedy Pleets of Sitting Bull CollegeSpiritual Harmony by Krista Goodluck of Navajo Technical UniversityAnpewi by Cassidy Bordeaux of Sinte Gleska UniversityButterfly Prayers by Danielle Plumage of Aaniiih Nakoda CollegeWahihe by Aja Redwing of Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeUnexpected Visity by Chandler LeRoy of Sinte Gleska UniversityDewe’iganan Debeninmaad by James Day of Bay Mills Community CollegeLove and Death by Kylie Harjo of College of the Muscogee Nation

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Raise awareness of the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigneous Women and Peoples. Download, print, and post TCJ Student's high-resolution posters.