Retrospectrum with Presence 4.0 in Phoenix, AZ
constablelou:
I sent out call via FB asking for suggestions of people who deserved some snail mail love. I offered to write 10 letters and mail them. Now called, “Love Letters 4 Strangers” I hope to make this an on-going act of kindness. Stay tuned! #shineLOVE #lovetariansUNITE #thatlovelightlife #loveletters4strangers #HappyHaiJac
Badass Ladies YOU Should Know:
Chickasaw jewelry artist Kristen Dorsey pays it forward
Kristen’s picks:
Nanibaa Beck: She is a fellow jeweler who is constantly
finding ways to support and applaud the creativity of others. She is passionate, generous, and positive.
Margaret Roach Wheeler: She is a revered Chickasaw artist who has revitalized our traditional weaving techniques.
Jaclyn Roessel: She is a dynamic force! Every project she is involved with is devoted to Native arts and Culture. I think that she is a visionary for our generation. [Check out Jaclyn’s Badass Lady profile from September!]
Elizabeth Evans: Gallery director at the Four Winds Gallery in Pittsburgh. The perfect example of a boss lady, Elizabeth makes the detail oriented and difficult job of running a gallery look effortless. She is also truly dedicated to furthering the careers of the Native artists they represent. Her role is often behind the scenes but she deserves a spotlight herself.
Do you know a Badass Lady who deserves a profile? Put suggestions in the ask box, or submit links to existing content here!
Badass Ladies YOU Should Know:
Jaclyn Roessel pays it forward
“Mary Stephens, founder of the Performance in the Borderlands project at ASU. It is a great program focused on site-specific art experiences in Arizona. Mary’s vision has brought world renowned artistic voices to Phoenix sharing perspectives on identity, race and borders.
Debbie Nez Manuel is a phenomenal woman who is dedicated to raising young Native leaders through founding the Morning Star Leadership Foundation. She is a rockstar!!!!”
Learn more about museum curator, podcaster, and advocate Jaclyn Roessel in her Badass Ladies profile!
jessicarmetcalfe:
I so super love this chick!!! Amazing spectacular super star love! #nativeladies #ifam15 #santafe #summer
Two Badass Ladies in one shot! Check out my interview with Jessica Metcalfe here, and last week’s profile of Jaclyn Roessel here - her giveaway ends very soon!
Shine love. I am self-proclaimed lovetarian and work daily to exude a love for life and respect for others. I believe love is the action that can change the world – love of ourselves and others.— Museum curator, podcaster, and advocate Jaclyn Roessel shares her advice for aspiring badasses. Click through to enter her Navajo language cards giveaway!
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It is important to remember as we move up in positions and organizations the many women who are doing great work but aren’t at the table. We have to encourage, praise and share the work we are doing so others can see how remarkably badass we are. This also challenges us to be a part of our communities. You have to show up to know who is working on what causes, projects and passions.— This week’s Badass Lady, Jaclyn Roessel, discusses the best ways to support other women. Click through to enter her Navajo language cards giveaway!
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The compliment I carry with me is that my “cake tasted good.” This came from many of my family members after I had my Kinaaldá. It is a Navajo puberty ceremony which occurs over four days when a young lady has her first and then later, her second, menses. The ceremony is meant to challenge and prepare the young lady for her life ahead. There are dietary and physical demands as well as her task of making a cornmeal cake. We believe all the effort she puts into this cake will be tasted when it is finished. She works in service of her family and community during this time acting as an ideal Navajo woman being helpful, hospitable and respectful to those around her.
The reason this compliment means so much to me is as the young woman having the ceremony you are not allowed to have any of the cake yourself. It is considered an offering to all those around you. We believe the young woman’s effort and heart can be tasted in the cake. In Navajo culture you never want to be called lazy or selfish so the act of making this cake in sacrifice of yourself as you start your life as a young woman is an important and a pivotal moment. To this day I don’t know what my cakes tasted like so this compliment reminds me no matter how hard a day is, my life has already been prayed into existence as a result of this ceremony.
— This week’s Badass Lady, Jaclyn Roessel, shares the best compliment she’s ever received. Click through to enter her Navajo language cards giveaway!
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I come from a matriarchal and matrilineal society. I never had a hard time understanding women’s power as leaders in the community growing up. That is until I saw how different American society views are in comparison. Today, I have a strong interest in seeing how American society has distorted the views Native people have about women. Not that it has changed it but that it consistently threatens and challenges the value we have innately placed on women.— Museum curator, podcaster, and advocate Jaclyn Roessel discusses her relationship with feminism. Click through to enter her Navajo language cards giveaway!
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Badass Ladies You Should Know:
Museum curator, podcaster, and advocate Jaclyn Roessel
Museum curator. Podcaster. Blogger. Hand-lettering artist. 2013 Arizona Humanities Rising Star. One of the Phoenix New Times’s 100 Creatives for 2014. Board of Directors member for the Arizona National Endowment for the Humanities. Hiker, runner, yogi, philanthropist, auntie, and advocate… is there anything that badass Jaclyn Roessel can’t do? Generous with her time and spirit, Jaclyn is even offering a giveaway at the end of this interview – click through to enter!
(Source: katehart.net)
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