“She was just walking home.” As a younger woman, I traveled abroad alone. I often walked during the day and in the evening by myself....[Read More]
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As part of my personal healing, I have been working through some childhood memories and experiences I feel have affected my life on different levels....[Read More]
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Four out of five Native women encounter violence today according to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. Although the U.S. Department of Justice...[Read More]
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April 11, 2015 was my daughter’s fifth birthday party. In the pictures from that day, I am wearing a knee-length fluttery skirt and an aqua...[Read More]