okay I can’t hear I can hear me now okay um I have to get this out because I get
um I have to get this out because I get
um I have to get this out because I get emotional really easy so I’m just gonna
emotional really easy so I’m just gonna
emotional really easy so I’m just gonna say a couple things to get me going so
say a couple things to get me going so
say a couple things to get me going so i’ma say fry bread come on T 2 g’s huh
i’ma say fry bread come on T 2 g’s huh
i’ma say fry bread come on T 2 g’s huh i’m wearing my business lady moccasins
i’m wearing my business lady moccasins
i’m wearing my business lady moccasins okay okay I got tissue on my pocket
okay okay I got tissue on my pocket
okay okay I got tissue on my pocket alright so please stand and join me in
alright so please stand and join me in
alright so please stand and join me in facing west creator thank you for today
facing west creator thank you for today
facing west creator thank you for today thank you for all our blessings and our
thank you for all our blessings and our
thank you for all our blessings and our breath of life give thanksgiving to the
breath of life give thanksgiving to the
breath of life give thanksgiving to the Thunder beans and the spirit nation
Thunder beans and the spirit nation
Thunder beans and the spirit nation please turn right and face north we pray
please turn right and face north we pray
please turn right and face north we pray for those who need healing today those
for those who need healing today those
for those who need healing today those who are sick and suffering and we give
who are sick and suffering and we give
who are sick and suffering and we give thanksgiving to the doctors and the
thanksgiving to the doctors and the
thanksgiving to the doctors and the nurses and the traditional healers give
nurses and the traditional healers give
nurses and the traditional healers give them courage and strength to help those
them courage and strength to help those
them courage and strength to help those who need healing please turn right and
who need healing please turn right and
who need healing please turn right and face east a new beginning is what we
face east a new beginning is what we
face east a new beginning is what we asked for today for a min and our women
asked for today for a min and our women
asked for today for a min and our women and our children and we give
and our children and we give
and our children and we give thanksgiving for the new babies that are
thanksgiving for the new babies that are
thanksgiving for the new babies that are born today please turn right and face
born today please turn right and face
born today please turn right and face south we pray for our elders are good
south we pray for our elders are good
south we pray for our elders are good elders who have taught us in nurture
elders who have taught us in nurture
elders who have taught us in nurture Dustin that we give them time in
Dustin that we give them time in
Dustin that we give them time in patients in their old age and we give
patients in their old age and we give
patients in their old age and we give thanksgiving to our ancestors and all of
thanksgiving to our ancestors and all of
thanksgiving to our ancestors and all of their sacrifices please turn right and
their sacrifices please turn right and
their sacrifices please turn right and face front I am Michelle justice please
face front I am Michelle justice please
face front I am Michelle justice please have a seat I almost forgot I am born to
have a seat I almost forgot I am born to
have a seat I almost forgot I am born to the Mexican clan and I’m born for the
the Mexican clan and I’m born for the
the Mexican clan and I’m born for the nick i dinnae my mother’s father is from
nick i dinnae my mother’s father is from
nick i dinnae my mother’s father is from the Mexican clan and my father’s father
the Mexican clan and my father’s father
the Mexican clan and my father’s father is Hana Gaffney dolk in luchini that’s
is Hana Gaffney dolk in luchini that’s
is Hana Gaffney dolk in luchini that’s it makes me a woman at the Navajo woman
it makes me a woman at the Navajo woman
it makes me a woman at the Navajo woman and a son dancer I’ve always been taught
and a son dancer I’ve always been taught
and a son dancer I’ve always been taught to start things in a good way so thank
to start things in a good way so thank
to start things in a good way so thank you for joining me and honoring the four
you for joining me and honoring the four
you for joining me and honoring the four directions
in 2004 after working as a security
in 2004 after working as a security specialist and a coordinator of
specialist and a coordinator of
specialist and a coordinator of suspected child abuse reports I thought
suspected child abuse reports I thought
suspected child abuse reports I thought it’s time that I do more to help
it’s time that I do more to help
it’s time that I do more to help children and to protect children so I
children and to protect children so I
children and to protect children so I wanted to start a business now I had no
wanted to start a business now I had no
wanted to start a business now I had no business plan no operations plan no
business plan no operations plan no
business plan no operations plan no marketing plan and I had no formal
marketing plan and I had no formal
marketing plan and I had no formal education beyond high school but I had
education beyond high school but I had
education beyond high school but I had ceremony and ceremony for me is my
ceremony and ceremony for me is my
ceremony and ceremony for me is my spirituality and my cultural teachings
spirituality and my cultural teachings
spirituality and my cultural teachings that were taught to me by my parents and
that were taught to me by my parents and
that were taught to me by my parents and my grandparents on my ceremonial circle
my grandparents on my ceremonial circle
my grandparents on my ceremonial circle and I was taught to keep that close to
and I was taught to keep that close to
and I was taught to keep that close to me ceremony can also be your religion
me ceremony can also be your religion
me ceremony can also be your religion and your beliefs in your dream whatever
and your beliefs in your dream whatever
and your beliefs in your dream whatever it is that you hold close that is
it is that you hold close that is
it is that you hold close that is ceremony and for me ceremony is my
ceremony and for me ceremony is my
ceremony and for me ceremony is my education so once I made the decision to
education so once I made the decision to
education so once I made the decision to start a business I took the advice of my
start a business I took the advice of my
start a business I took the advice of my auntie and she said go pray before you
auntie and she said go pray before you
auntie and she said go pray before you start anything go pray so I went to
start anything go pray so I went to
start anything go pray so I went to sweat lodge and I sat on the earth
sweat lodge and I sat on the earth
sweat lodge and I sat on the earth mother and I felt the bead over the drum
mother and I felt the bead over the drum
mother and I felt the bead over the drum and I could smell the cedar in the sweet
and I could smell the cedar in the sweet
and I could smell the cedar in the sweet grass and the sage and I prayed and I
grass and the sage and I prayed and I
grass and the sage and I prayed and I listened to the songs and the teachings
listened to the songs and the teachings
listened to the songs and the teachings and internal thoughts that I had within
and internal thoughts that I had within
and internal thoughts that I had within me and when I emerged into the cool
me and when I emerged into the cool
me and when I emerged into the cool night I was ready that was a Friday
night I was ready that was a Friday
night I was ready that was a Friday night the following monday i received a
night the following monday i received a
night the following monday i received a call from the Hopi Tribe they had heard
call from the Hopi Tribe they had heard
call from the Hopi Tribe they had heard that I was offering child abuse
that I was offering child abuse
that I was offering child abuse prevention training and they wanted to
prevention training and they wanted to
prevention training and they wanted to hire me my little small business has
hire me my little small business has
hire me my little small business has grown into a corporation that provides
grown into a corporation that provides
grown into a corporation that provides training and technical assistance and
training and technical assistance and
training and technical assistance and background speeding to communities
background speeding to communities
background speeding to communities throughout the United States
throughout the United States
throughout the United States [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] yo way an i yo way an i oh hey oh hey
yo way an i yo way an i oh hey oh hey
yo way an i yo way an i oh hey oh hey aah hey aah wait a–honey I ohayo Pia
aah hey aah wait a–honey I ohayo Pia
aah hey aah wait a–honey I ohayo Pia fry bread commodity cheese ok they
fry bread commodity cheese ok they
fry bread commodity cheese ok they called him Thunder voice he knew songs
called him Thunder voice he knew songs
called him Thunder voice he knew songs that could heal people and make people
that could heal people and make people
that could heal people and make people smile and laugh and dance songs he was
smile and laugh and dance songs he was
smile and laugh and dance songs he was taught by his elders Thunder voice was
taught by his elders Thunder voice was
taught by his elders Thunder voice was my grandpa he knew so many things come
my grandpa he knew so many things come
my grandpa he knew so many things come on eat a cheese fry bread ok ok so he
on eat a cheese fry bread ok ok so he
on eat a cheese fry bread ok ok so he taught me so many things and he um was
taught me so many things and he um was
taught me so many things and he um was so good to people hello my beautiful
so good to people hello my beautiful
so good to people hello my beautiful people is what he said to everyone when
people is what he said to everyone when
people is what he said to everyone when he greeted them and he had his trials he
he greeted them and he had his trials he
he greeted them and he had his trials he went to boarding school he was forced
went to boarding school he was forced
went to boarding school he was forced into boarding school he went to World
into boarding school he went to World
into boarding school he went to World War two and he returned and he raised a
War two and he returned and he raised a
War two and he returned and he raised a family right here in the city when his
family right here in the city when his
family right here in the city when his heart was always in his homeland in
heart was always in his homeland in
heart was always in his homeland in Arizona misses his homeland he was a
Arizona misses his homeland he was a
Arizona misses his homeland he was a silversmith by trade and he always set
silversmith by trade and he always set
silversmith by trade and he always set up a vendor booths and he demonstrated
up a vendor booths and he demonstrated
up a vendor booths and he demonstrated how he made his jewelry and as a little
how he made his jewelry and as a little
how he made his jewelry and as a little girl I watched him as he laughed and he
girl I watched him as he laughed and he
girl I watched him as he laughed and he smiled and he talked with the people and
smiled and he talked with the people and
smiled and he talked with the people and even though they were purchasing his
even though they were purchasing his
even though they were purchasing his jewelry they knew they were taking home
jewelry they knew they were taking home
jewelry they knew they were taking home a gift he got me my first job and he
a gift he got me my first job and he
a gift he got me my first job and he also taught me the meaning of success no
also taught me the meaning of success no
also taught me the meaning of success no he didn’t call it success no he called
he didn’t call it success no he called
he didn’t call it success no he called it walking in beauty so walking in
it walking in beauty so walking in
it walking in beauty so walking in beauty became my marketing plan
you
you [Music]
there was a little boy instead of
there was a little boy instead of sandwich he said swang wish you see
sandwich he said swang wish you see
sandwich he said swang wish you see English was not the first languages of
English was not the first languages of
English was not the first languages of his mother nor his father so he fought
his mother nor his father so he fought
his mother nor his father so he fought to learn how to read and he fought those
to learn how to read and he fought those
to learn how to read and he fought those who would call him a Redskin and as he
who would call him a Redskin and as he
who would call him a Redskin and as he grew into a young man he joined others
grew into a young man he joined others
grew into a young man he joined others and they fought the law is it said it
and they fought the law is it said it
and they fought the law is it said it was illegal for him to practice his
was illegal for him to practice his
was illegal for him to practice his ceremonies this is a battle that they
ceremonies this is a battle that they
ceremonies this is a battle that they won he fought addiction a battle that he
won he fought addiction a battle that he
won he fought addiction a battle that he won now through all this fighting he
won now through all this fighting he
won now through all this fighting he taught his children the ways of a junta
taught his children the ways of a junta
taught his children the ways of a junta warrior by teaching them about the Red
warrior by teaching them about the Red
warrior by teaching them about the Red Road and the powwow and the Sundance and
Road and the powwow and the Sundance and
Road and the powwow and the Sundance and the sweat lodge this little boy grew up
the sweat lodge this little boy grew up
the sweat lodge this little boy grew up to be my dad now he told us our
to be my dad now he told us our
to be my dad now he told us our ancestors are worse they fought to
ancestors are worse they fought to
ancestors are worse they fought to protect their language in their songs in
protect their language in their songs in
protect their language in their songs in their culture and who they are as people
their culture and who they are as people
their culture and who they are as people aware protects his or her people he
aware protects his or her people he
aware protects his or her people he tells me if you know something that can
tells me if you know something that can
tells me if you know something that can protect the people you have to have the
protect the people you have to have the
protect the people you have to have the courage to teach the people give
courage to teach the people give
courage to teach the people give everything you know to the people so
everything you know to the people so
everything you know to the people so being a junk to wear became my business
being a junk to wear became my business
being a junk to wear became my business plan hey honey honey honey honey honey
plan hey honey honey honey honey honey
plan hey honey honey honey honey honey honey the women in my family are tough
honey the women in my family are tough
honey the women in my family are tough hmm and gentle their lessons have calmed
hmm and gentle their lessons have calmed
hmm and gentle their lessons have calmed through demonstration an example they’re
through demonstration an example they’re
through demonstration an example they’re not afraid of anything they’re not
not afraid of anything they’re not
not afraid of anything they’re not afraid of crying or laughing even if
afraid of crying or laughing even if
afraid of crying or laughing even if it’s of them at themselves they’re not
it’s of them at themselves they’re not
it’s of them at themselves they’re not afraid of working hard sharing
afraid of working hard sharing
afraid of working hard sharing everything that they have even if it’s a
everything that they have even if it’s a
everything that they have even if it’s a simple meal they’re not afraid of
simple meal they’re not afraid of
simple meal they’re not afraid of speaking their mind as long as it’s done
speaking their mind as long as it’s done
speaking their mind as long as it’s done with the good heart
with the good heart
with the good heart my auntie Veronica she tells me don’t be
my auntie Veronica she tells me don’t be
my auntie Veronica she tells me don’t be afraid to make a mistake in making a
afraid to make a mistake in making a
afraid to make a mistake in making a mistake you become better than you were
mistake you become better than you were
mistake you become better than you were before so making a mistake and not being
before so making a mistake and not being
before so making a mistake and not being afraid or not being afraid to make
afraid or not being afraid to make
afraid or not being afraid to make mistakes rather became my operations
mistakes rather became my operations
mistakes rather became my operations plan so let’s talk about these plans and
plan so let’s talk about these plans and
plan so let’s talk about these plans and how I built a company and I braced these
how I built a company and I braced these
how I built a company and I braced these plans into a company first I teach
plans into a company first I teach
plans into a company first I teach everything that I know I actually teach
everything that I know I actually teach
everything that I know I actually teach every service that our company provides
every service that our company provides
every service that our company provides if we have a client who wants to learn
if we have a client who wants to learn
if we have a client who wants to learn how to do a background check to vet
how to do a background check to vet
how to do a background check to vet their own volunteers who write their own
their own volunteers who write their own
their own volunteers who write their own policies training they’re all employees
policies training they’re all employees
policies training they’re all employees I’ll teach them how to do that I’ve been
I’ll teach them how to do that I’ve been
I’ll teach them how to do that I’ve been told by business people you’re going to
told by business people you’re going to
told by business people you’re going to teach yourself out of business and it’s
teach yourself out of business and it’s
teach yourself out of business and it’s true I do teach people and they
true I do teach people and they
true I do teach people and they sometimes don’t need our services and I
sometimes don’t need our services and I
sometimes don’t need our services and I teach others and they still need our
teach others and they still need our
teach others and they still need our services and those that i have taught to
services and those that i have taught to
services and those that i have taught to become self-sufficient have become our
become self-sufficient have become our
become self-sufficient have become our strongest advocates not being afraid i
strongest advocates not being afraid i
strongest advocates not being afraid i have been afraid numerous times in my
have been afraid numerous times in my
have been afraid numerous times in my life i was sitting in the back really
life i was sitting in the back really
life i was sitting in the back really afraid i listened to the same how well
afraid i listened to the same how well
afraid i listened to the same how well song about 37 times back there the true
song about 37 times back there the true
song about 37 times back there the true lesson is not that you have to be so
lesson is not that you have to be so
lesson is not that you have to be so unafraid the true lesson is not being
unafraid the true lesson is not being
unafraid the true lesson is not being afraid of taking the next step so I’m
afraid of taking the next step so I’m
afraid of taking the next step so I’m not afraid to create a lesson plan that
not afraid to create a lesson plan that
not afraid to create a lesson plan that comes from here and here I’m not afraid
comes from here and here I’m not afraid
comes from here and here I’m not afraid to say I don’t know but I’ll find out
to say I don’t know but I’ll find out
to say I don’t know but I’ll find out I’m not afraid to reach out to other
I’m not afraid to reach out to other
I’m not afraid to reach out to other small businesses so that I could be
small businesses so that I could be
small businesses so that I could be their vendor or they could be my vendor
their vendor or they could be my vendor
their vendor or they could be my vendor or we can team up and work on a bigger
or we can team up and work on a bigger
or we can team up and work on a bigger project that’s how we’ve grown and the
project that’s how we’ve grown and the
project that’s how we’ve grown and the last thing about our plans is I
last thing about our plans is I
last thing about our plans is I I embrace ceremony and everything that I
I embrace ceremony and everything that I
I embrace ceremony and everything that I do from the way we design our website
do from the way we design our website
do from the way we design our website and the way that our office is set up
and the way that our office is set up
and the way that our office is set up how we treat and train our employees how
how we treat and train our employees how
how we treat and train our employees how we treat our vendors in our clients they
we treat our vendors in our clients they
we treat our vendors in our clients they know they are part of our community and
know they are part of our community and
know they are part of our community and they can call us anytime day or night
they can call us anytime day or night
they can call us anytime day or night weekend we’re there for them and they
weekend we’re there for them and they
weekend we’re there for them and they know this it’s just who we are so from
know this it’s just who we are so from
know this it’s just who we are so from the very beginning when I receive that
the very beginning when I receive that
the very beginning when I receive that first phone call from the Hopi Tribe I
first phone call from the Hopi Tribe I
first phone call from the Hopi Tribe I wasn’t afraid I knew I had ceremony
wasn’t afraid I knew I had ceremony
wasn’t afraid I knew I had ceremony surrounding me and I knew that I would
surrounding me and I knew that I would
surrounding me and I knew that I would jump in my car and drive to kings canyon
jump in my car and drive to kings canyon
jump in my car and drive to kings canyon and I would teach the people everything
and I would teach the people everything
and I would teach the people everything I knew and I continue to be adjunct a
I knew and I continue to be adjunct a
I knew and I continue to be adjunct a warrior and I continue to walk in beauty
warrior and I continue to walk in beauty
warrior and I continue to walk in beauty so my people my beautiful people be a
so my people my beautiful people be a
so my people my beautiful people be a gentle boyer don’t be afraid to make
gentle boyer don’t be afraid to make
gentle boyer don’t be afraid to make them take the next step and carry your
them take the next step and carry your
them take the next step and carry your ceremony carry your teachings as you
ceremony carry your teachings as you
ceremony carry your teachings as you walk in beauty
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