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SUMMARY:Seeds of Language Seeds of Stories: Nahat'á (Framework or Guiding Principles)
DESCRIPTION:Building off of ideas discussed in session one\, this follow-up 
 session will focus on materials (ex: poems\, excerpts from longer works\, 
 ancestral stories\, family stories\, songs\, etc.) centering 
 naadą́ą́’ (simply translated as corn)\, planting\, growth\, and 
 creativity. We will engage with materials written/created/passed down by 
 other Indigenous writers\, thinkers\, and elders to deepen our 
 understanding of language and storytelling. What have other people written 
 or said about these concepts? What are some existing frameworks and ways of 
 thinking about these concepts? How is our thinking fitting into this 
 conversation? What are some new ways to approach these ideas? This session 
 will be a practice in honoring pre-existing knowledge while finding our own 
 voice and creating new material. This second meeting will involve 
 discussion\, writing exercises\, group activities\, and 
 sharing.\n\nMaterials needed: something to write and take notes with and 
 participants are welcomed to bring in any materials they would like to 
 share that relates to corn/planting/growth.\n\n**Each session is open to 
 everyone and that not attending all sessions will hinder participation or 
 understanding of material**\n\n\nIn partnership with AZ Humanities\, TOCC\, 
 Phoenix Indian Center\, and the Labriola Center\, this session is the 
 second of a four-part creative writing program that is open to storytellers 
 at all levels and to the general public.\n\n\n	Date: Thursday\, February 
 19\n	Time: 3 - 5 p.m.\n	Location: TOCC - Phoenix Center/Phoenix Indian 
 Center\, Multipurpose Room\, 4041 N Central Ave Building B\, Phoenix\, AZ 
 85012\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.
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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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