I am currently "doing me", as in, I am in Kansas going to school with my son and trying to stay on top of things. I love where life has brought me, regardless of it's crazy and sometimes horrible ups and downs, because life is meant to be lived. I will sure as heck live life and love life, no joke jokesters.
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University Of Kansas Main Campus
Lawrence,KS
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Social Work
Minor: Administration, Advocacy, and Policy
Clubs: Indigenous Peoples Social Work. I hope to advocate for social work to be reclaimed, dismantled and reconstructed from an Indigenous perspective. Interests are decolonization, indigenous development, social capital, empowerment practice, International Indigenous Issues, Soveriegnty, Environmental Issues, and much more
2008 to Present
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS
Graduated: 2008
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Indigenous Social Work/American Indian Studies
Clubs: Numa-Newa-Nuwuvai, NAC, AIS, Social Work, CAA
Current Courses:
Sho-Ban School District No. 512
Fort Hall,Idaho
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: JROTC (just for fun, i didn't wanna be an Army CHICK!)
Cheerleaders ROCKED!
Gifted & Talented
Dance Troupe
U.N.I.T.Y
CHEERLEADERS ROCKED!
Guest: Native America Calling-twice, Red Town Radio & WOJB of the great Ojibwe Nation in the Great Lakes region, and Divine Forces Radio on Democracy Now!
I am a proud Indigenous Woman and represent myself in that way. I do not model in a western-perspective but will continue to be a healthy role model and image for my people, as well as depiction of my people. I am Indigenous and what more can one ask
Buha Wyip'ah's Companies
Shoshone Bannock Tribes Fort Hall, Idaho US Archiving Tribal Records
2000
Indigenous Empowerment Summit Lawrence, Kansas US Visionary & Founder Grass Roots-community organizing, community building, fundraising, capacity building, Event planning & Consulting, Organizational Development
2008-current
ECKAN-east central kansas economic opportunity corporation Lawrence, Kansas US Master of Social Work Internship
Speaking US Speaker Indigenous Life, motivation/inspirational speaking
Buha Wyip'ah is headed out from Ft hall to Lame Deer powwow to be headwoman! I am having a special and winner will even get a pendleton jacket!! oooooo Grand Entry is 6pm fr view more
Bunnuh, Nu Nanewanuh. Hello my peeps my name is Willow Jack and I am a mixed blood Indigenous woman who is seriously motivated and wants to see good things happen for our future generations.
I am a jingle dress dancer in the powwow circle and honored to be a champion jingle dress dancer as well. I have great respect for this style of dance because it has truly brought me to be where I am today, physically. Although I do participate in the contemporary world of powwow dance, don't be fooled. I am also a dancer of my ceremonial dances and participant of my ceremonial ways. I do not claim NAC, but I believe in NAC, Sun dance, Sweat lodge, Longhouse and much more.
I am a descendant of Sacajawea and member of the Lemhi Shoshone Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, Idaho. I am a rez girl and not scared to say it, regardless I am still versatile where ever I may be, whether it is the big cities or in the mountains.
Now, I come from the bloodlines of the Lemhi Shoshone, Bannock, Colville, Couer d'Alene, Spokane and Kootenai people. I have more bloodlines that I carry but these are my most prominent. I follow the ways of the Agai Dika, the Salmon Eater, Lemhi Shoshone because my people are matriarchal and I follow the ways of my mother. My son follows my ways as well.
As for life right now, I am currently attending the University of Kansas for my Master of Social Work in Indigenous Policy-Advocacy and Administration. I enjoy school and it is a blessing to have it going so well for me. I plan on furthering my education upon completing my Masters degree in May of 2010. I dream of working for Indigenous peoples on a National and International level and I know these dreams will someday come true.
I am a speaker, it sort of runs in the family from previous generations of Taigwahnee, and I have been invited to speak on various topics: reservation life, suicide, teen pregnancy, believing in oneself, grief, overcoming the odds, reaching for the stars in education and life, the story of my life and the loss of my child and husband in 2005, decolonization and empowerment. I have also done keynote speaking, motivational and educational speaking for various groups, organizations, institutions and so forth.
I even do a little artist or book modeling for Native American Themed books and other things. I have also done film, but very little.
Now that you know more about me, here are some more blanks I did not previously fill: I am a mother to a son, I have a dog, I travel extensively, I like to sew, bead, cook, and I LOVE FOOD. Food is my weakness and hopefully not my demise! If I was given any super hero power, I would be able to eat and never gain weight or get diabetes..lol
However, I'd rather not worry about weight and just CULTIVATE these curves because that's how I roll. OOSE
Who I'd like to meet: I like to surround myself with positive people who are motivated to do things in life. I'd love to meet more because there is nothing like dope friends who are DOWN for the Crown!
If you would like to contact me for any reason please feel free to email me at smokinmoccasins@yahoo.com
whats up willow? I see that you are all over the place! whenever your on the coast in cali, throw a pinch of sand in the ocean for me!!!i luv that place! take care.Randy.
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