Holly Hott and AJ Begay
Recorded
December 14, 2022
Archived
December 14, 2022
01:16:36
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Id:
hub000718
Description
One Small Step partners Holly Hott (53) and AJ Begay (42) talk about AJ's Native culture, Holly's commitment to training women in firearm use, and their shared desire to protect the people they care about most.Subject Log / Time Code
AJ talks about her service in the U.S. Army and why she has mixed feeling about her military service as a Native American.
HH talks about running workshops for women as a firearms instructor.
AJ says she sees the need for Native women to be able to protect themselves too.
AJ talks about the impact her mother has had on her.
HH talks about the influence her mother and father had on her.
AJ talks about women being leaders, guides, and mentors for young people in Diné culture.
AJ talks about being raised in a political Navajo family.
AJ discusses her political evolution and political views.
HH discusses her political views.
AJ talks about Native history and what federal laws like the Dawes Act have done to take land from Native people.
AJ shares her concerns about missing and murdered indigenous women and people.
AJ talks about growing up as an indigenous woman in Farmington, New Mexico.
HH talks about focusing on her family.
Participants
- Holly Hott
- AJ Begay