In late March, 5 young creatives traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to take part in the annual Indigenous Pop Expo known as INDIGIPOP. The event invites Indigenous Peoples and artists from across the country to gather, share their craft, and celebrate Indigenous Pop culture. Those in attendance were able to see many pop culture characters […]
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Danielle Emerson (Diné) is the recent winner of the Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award, a prize awarded to a college writer by the Academy of American Poets. In this interview, Danielle discusses the importance of including Diné Bizaad in her work, her favorite writers, and future fiction projects. Danielle Emerson […]
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Sareya Taylor (White Mountain Apache/Diné) was the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Phoenix. She is also a member of the International Indigenous Youth Council and an honorary UNITY 25 Under 25 youth leader. In this interview, she discusses the joys of writing, identity and poetics, and her dream project for Apache youth. Tell us a […]
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Jesse Begay (Diné) was recently appointed as a National Student Poet, the nation’s highest honor for youth poets presenting original work. They are currently a high schooler at New Mexico School for the Arts. In this profile, they discuss their multimedia inspirations, plans for their year of service, and future dreams as a filmmaker. Tell […]
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