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Stjukshon: An Indigenous Reading Series
w/Edward Chato-Seaton, Sterling HolyWhiteMountain & Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu

Saturday, June 1
7 p.m.
$5 Suggested Donation

The word “Stjukshon” is one of the ways that the Northern Piman term for Tucson can be written. It translates to “Spring at the foot of a black mountain.” Curated by Blackfeet tribal member, Bill Wetzel, Stjukshon is a reading series that seeks to celebrate the work of indigenous writers and artists working in a variety of creative mediums.

Join us for a night of stories, literature and music featuring musician Edward Chato-Seaton, fiction writer, Sterling HolyWhiteMountain and University of Arizona PH.D student, Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu. Refreshments will be served.

Edward Chato-Seaton was born in Durango, Colorado by the efforts of his mother and grew up in Kayenta, AZ. Born Tábhá for Tódíchíí'nii he is pursuing a major in Gender and Women's Studies with a minor in American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. As a current Treasurer of Red Ink Magazine he is interested in spreading awareness of current Native American issues as well as exploring its complicated natures. Personal hobbies include conquering the blank page along with covering and creating songs by his two guitars. When all else fails he enjoys darting around on his longboard. When not enjoying his hobbies he is always looking to further his sales and communication skills with the intent to enter the field of Advertising.

 

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation, where he lived the first part of his life according to the laws of the local basketball religion. He holds a BA in English Creative Writing from the University of Montana, a Masters in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and was a James C. McCreight Fiction Fellow at the University of Wisconsin.  He is also the owner and founder of Rez Made, the new clothing company for reservation peoples and their relations.  Currently he is working on a number of novels and novellas, and is taking classes toward a BA in Native American Studies at the University of Montana. Beginning in summer 2014 he will be organizing free classes in tribal sovereignty, open to anyone in the Blackfeet Reservation area.

 

 

Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu is a citizen of the Navajo Nation. She is Honágháahnii born for biligáana. Ashley is a third-year Ph.D. Student in the American Indian Studies Program with a concentration in American Indian Education at the University of Arizona. She holds a Master's of Education degree in Educational Policy Studies with a minor in American Indian Studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative and World Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ashley has had two short works of fiction published in RED INK: A Native American Student Publication: “Generational Gap” and “Walk in Beauty.” Both stories embody modern day ceremonies and the individual healing processes of their female protagonists. Ashley’s academic and creative work is greatly influenced by her experiences as a Navajo woman who has had to (and still continues to) negotiate between different and conflicting cultural spaces and identities.