SACC Fest 2025- Community College Anthropologists are My People
Thoughts about holding down Anthro at community college👊🏽
Dear Tábąąh Mąʼii, My Half Anglo Side Needs No Apology.
Thoughts on microagressions when approaching “whiteness.”
Dancing with Zoila: Recommendation Writing for your Mentors
Thoughts on my dissertation advisor's continued impact.
Old Guard Tantrums in Academia
Thoughts about re-assessing resistance to change in academia from those who are supposed to be our ‘elders’.
Workshopping a Manuscript: Sharing Seeds
Thoughts on the benefits of book manuscript workshopping at the University of Washington.
Hey, 2nd Reader: “Some Merit” Indeed
Thoughts about 2nd reader feedback and the completion of my NEH Award objectives
Sheep is Life: Stepping Out in the Dust of COVID
Thoughts about Sheep Is Life, the 2023 Window Rock Celebrations, and my first presentation with edits from the Navajo Lifeways group.
Teaching More than Sheep: Indigenous Animal Studies
Thoughts on creating curriculum that supplements inherent Indigenous approaches to reengaging animal relationships.
YDL: Acronyms and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Thoughts on the acronym trend in academia and Indigenous ways of knowing. Meme from Navajo Meme Land via Victor VanDoom
Holding the Leg in the Publishing World: Book Reviews
Thoughts on writing book reviews, where to start, templates to follow, and writing reviews on friends' books.
Black Sheep of Academic Sources: Dissertations
Thoughts on negating the value of dissertations in literature reviews.
No Wool Over Our Eyes: Navajo Nation IRB Process
Thoughts on how to submit a socio-cultural project to the Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board.
Picking a Press: Just like Checking Tails
Thoughts on picking the right press for a Native American Studies book manuscript.
