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SUMMARY:Seeds of Language\, Seeds of Stories: Nitsáhákéés (Thinking Creatively)
DESCRIPTION:Seeds of Language\, Seeds of Stories: Nitsáhákéés (Thinking 
 Creatively)\nLocation: South Mountain Community Library\nFirst Floor\, Room 
 L162\n7050 S 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85042\nDate: Thursday\, February 12\, 
 2026\nTime: 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m.\n\nIn partnership with AZ Humanities\, 
 Phoenix Public Library at South Mountain Community Library\, TOCC\, Phoenix 
 Indian Center\, and the Labriola Center\, this session is the first of a 
 four-part creative writing workshop program that is open to storytellers at 
 all levels and to the general public. The four sessions will take place 
 throughout February 2026 with a culminating event held at the Blue Corn 
 Fest on Saturday\, March 7\, 2026. This is the first workshop session for 
 Seeds of Language\, Seeds of Stories\, hosted by Manny Loley at South 
 Mountain Community College Public Library. Parking is accessible and close 
 by to the South Mountain Community Library (see attachments for a 
 map).\n\n**Each session is open to everyone and that not attending all 
 sessions will hinder participation or understanding of 
 material**\n\n\nAbout Workshop Session 1: Nitsáhákéés (Thinking 
 Creatively)\n\n\nTo think about how we build a relationship with our 
 languages\, this initial session will focus on a single 
 word—naadą́ą́’ (simply translated as corn). We will be thinking 
 about our relationship with naadą́ą́’ (and in extension planting) to 
 generate ideas about how we can expand our thinking about and engagement 
 with language. How are we looking at our languages on a deeper level? How 
 can we create a deeper understanding? What are the philosophies present 
 within words in our languages? What can these ideas teach us about being 
 human and about our relationship with the physical spaces we inhabit? While 
 we will be looking at a Diné conceptualization of the word “corn\,” 
 participants are encouraged to also work from the word for “corn” in 
 their ancestral/heritage language. This initial meeting will focus on 
 creativity and generative writing exercises and discussion.\n\nMaterials 
 needed: something to write and take notes with\, the word for “corn” in 
 your ancestral/heritage language\, and an open mind.\n\n\n \n\nAbout our 
 host:\n\nDr. Manny Loley is 'Áshįįhi born for Tó Baazhní'ázhí\; his 
 maternal grandparents are the Tódích'íi'nii and his paternal 
 grandparents are the Kinyaa'áanii. He holds a Ph.D. in English and 
 Literary Arts from the University of Denver\, and an M.F.A. in Creative 
 Writing-Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Dr. Loley is an 
 inaugural Indigenous Nations Poets Fellow\, a founding member of Saad Bee 
 Hózhǫ́: Diné Writers' Collective\, and the editor for Leading the Way: 
 Wisdom of the Navajo People. Since 2018\, he has served as director of the 
 Emerging Diné Writers' Institute. His work has found homes in Poetry 
 Magazine\, Pleiades Magazine\, the Massachusetts Review\, the Santa Fe 
 Literary Review\, Broadsided Press\, the Arkansas International\, The Gift 
 of Animals\, Nihikéyah: Navajo Homeland\, and the Diné Reader: an 
 Anthology of Navajo Literature\, among others. His writing has been thrice 
 nominated for Pushcart Prizes. Dr. Loley is at work on a novel titled They 
 Collect Rain in Their Palms. He is from Tsétah Tó Ák'olí on the Navajo 
 Nation. \n\n
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ORGANIZER;CN="Yitazba Largo-Anderson":MAILTO:ylargoan@asu.edu
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CONTACT;CN="Yitazba Largo-Anderson":MAILTO:ylargoan@asu.edu
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