Dodgeball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md-mviHhHd0 By Clinton Desiderio of Navajo Technical University
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Student 2017
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Murmuration by Tyra Wilson of College of the Muscogee Nation
Land of Enchantment Rural Route 53 – Westbound 55 mph Isolated with pot holes A jack rabbit scurries across Ditat Dues – God Enriches Stateline – Westbound – I-40 75 mph Fast pace Small. Big. Large. Semis Travel Stops to …
Floyd’s Thankful Tree
Super Moon by Penelope Seitler of Sinte Gleska University
Beeeeeeeeeep! “Hey! Watch where you’re going!” I was awake, but between the tears clouding my vision and the sorrow drenching my heart, I didn’t notice I’d drifted into the next lane. It was one day until my son’s birthday and …
All Alone
Untitled by Arlita Meek of Sinte Gleska University
Got so much pain more than I can contain Put that little bloodsucker back on my vein Yeah I’m supposed to be happy of course But I’m hyperventilating put me to bed by force. Hate waking up, I’ll sleep thru …
The Duality of Gender and Sexuality
"Our Lady of Kinaaldá" by Marvin McKenzie of Dine' College
What is gender to you? What is sexuality, in your mind? I believe I have a very miniscule right to have an opinion on this very interesting and highly debated topic because first of all, I do not identify as …
Doing Time
Timeless by Aaron Yazzie of the Institute of American Indian Arts
There are liquid nooses that drip from the roof tops in White Clay. Entwined are the bodies of many Lakota men and women who purchased an addiction by paying with their lives. She is held without bond within the four …
Pumpkin Hill
Learning to Pray by Olivia Peters of Bay Mills Community College
My heart lives in Montana. When I close my eyes, I find myself sitting on the concrete underneath Mikushi’s clothesline. I played on it every day, hanging upside down staring at the sky. Even now, I can close my eyes …
A Long Way from Home
A Water Protector's Boots by Chaz John of the Institute of American Indian Arts
Picture it. The judge telling you that you are to move to another state 1,000 miles away: away from everything and everyone you had known your entire life. My baby sister was almost one, but she would be in good …