tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59104582011-04-21T16:41:53.986-07:00Native MuseThe rantings of an Urban NDN WomanJenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1137354326670465712006-01-15T11:42:00.000-08:002006-01-15T11:45:26.680-08:00Hey blogspotters! I just wanted to let you all know that my regular blog is now on MySpace.http://blog.myspace.com/nativemuseOk, just FYI.Oh, and I'm day 24 of NO SODA! Dang, no diet coke, no regular coke- nothin'!So I'm off to my writers group. I got a few new scenes to share.~JJenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1128580519902428322005-10-04T23:30:00.000-07:002005-10-05T23:35:19.910-07:00A Meeting of the Ndn MindsSeattle rocked the house! I had a moment to think about it, we had San Antonio, Portland, Oakland, Los Angeles (me, woo-hoo), Seattle, Phoenix, Albuquerque and Minneapolis- all representing urban Indian centers at the same table- how cool is that! Other centers wanted to make it, but they weren't able to this time. We officially were there to learn about the Earned Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1128122901001824802005-09-28T16:25:00.000-07:002005-09-30T16:28:21.006-07:00Oak-La-Home-Ahhhhhhhhh!I’m in Oklahoma City- boy, it’s humid and hot! I’m here with UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth) UNITY website doing a Preparing Native Youth for Life’s Journey training. It’s going great- yesterday we did community assessment and action planning, today we’re going to cover personal mission statements. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I want for my Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1127326221458123112005-09-21T11:04:00.000-07:002005-09-21T11:11:53.710-07:00Only The LonelyToday had to be my best day in Chicago. I'm for a national conference learning more about the earned income tax credit. I've meet lots of reservation folks that have started VITA sites- that's volunteer income tax assistance sites where people will do your taxes for you if you qualify for the EITC. This is a multi cultural conference, but we were able to have a special Native Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1124270188905148452005-08-17T02:14:00.000-07:002005-08-17T02:16:28.916-07:00So one of the on-line groups that I belong to is "Urban Indians". Someone posted a question about sense of community- does your city have it? Actually, I'm summing up their post extensively, but that's only because I went a little over board with my reply:Los Angeles, CA- Urban Indian SceneI would say that here in LA you can have a sense of community IF you know where to find it. I lived here Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1122623538045704462005-07-29T00:46:00.000-07:002005-07-30T02:07:51.350-07:00From Sore to Soar!I’m aching, my body is so sore (how sore is it?).Today was the beginning of a new journey for me- one that I have been preparing myself for, for quite some time. Today I signed up with a personal trainer at my gym. I know, I know, its' so LA. But I need to be accountable to someone!Last weekend, while I was learning how to tie a hand drum, an image of the “better Jennifer”, the Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1121762378007093332005-07-19T01:26:00.000-07:002005-07-19T13:04:31.193-07:00Various thoughts from Dr. JenIt’s now after midnight, this is the first time I have a minute to sit and think about the past few weeks.Wow! I have been so busy! It all started in early June, with the Torres Martinez tribe in Palm Springs, CA. I was out there doing an entrepreneurship class, and then moved on to Elko, NV for another week long entrepreneurship camp. From there I went to Lake Tahoe Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1118481106943714612005-06-11T02:11:00.000-07:002005-07-19T01:55:19.220-07:00Ahhh, correction! It was at ELAC, they rescued us at the last minute- what a Godsend they were!Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1118480697941780242005-06-11T00:37:00.000-07:002005-07-19T01:56:10.406-07:00A New Beginning for LA Natives!Woo hoo! What a night! I have just come back for the American Indian Children’s Council (AICC) first big community event, and boy was it great!How it all began....Ok, so I’ve been a member of the Children’s Council since it first started. My interest and participation has waxed and waned- but as of late I’ve become fully consumed with the AICC. It began last year Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1105098477062578812005-01-07T03:47:00.000-08:002005-01-07T03:58:44.086-08:00 My Hana. We had just finished hiking in Eaton Canyon, she was resting after playing in the water. That day was probably one of the best times we had together. Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1101018762946744332005-01-06T22:26:00.000-08:002005-01-07T03:40:45.983-08:00My Han(a) Solo Hi Cyber world- It's been quite some time since I hit the keyboard, but here I am once again. Let's review! Since May 2004 I have: Traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where I not only conducted my first Daughters of Tradition training, but I also met and spent time with the Tiger sisters (Dana and Lisa). Held Daughters of Tradition trainings in Grand Rapids -Michigan, Great Falls- Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1085605499752050202004-05-26T14:03:00.000-07:002004-05-26T14:11:37.620-07:00Supersize This! I know I haven’t written in quite some time. I’ve been trudging through life lately, but now there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Let’s see here, I still have lame people in my life that want to take the wind out of my sails. It wasn’t until I spoke with one of the wisest young women that I know, Miss Leya Hale, that I realized that it’s all just in your mind. Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1075457172251995012004-01-30T02:06:00.000-08:002004-02-07T01:26:46.340-08:00Mission NOT Impossible Today marks the day that I actually had doubts about the work that I am doing for Indian country. Well, not really doubts, but I wondered what it is inside of me that makes me want to do what I am doing. What is it that makes me so determined to make a positive lasting change for our people? I once told a friend of mine that I am on a mission from our ancestors. I Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1071462725904224032003-12-14T20:32:00.000-08:002004-01-07T15:24:50.883-08:00High Prophecy for Low Times Hey you all! Today it’s raining in LA. It’s not that cold, I’m sitting with my balcony door open. I think I’m savoring my last few days here. I’m going to permanently moving in with my grandmother soon. She isn’t doing so well anymore. It’s really hard. But the hardest part is my family and their reaction to watching our matriarch fade. No one wants to take Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1070280175787372212003-12-01T04:02:00.000-08:002003-12-03T21:10:53.140-08:00To Albuquerque and Back Again I've been back in Los Angeles now for over a week, and I'm still having trouble writing about the events that happened while I was in Albuquerque, NM. I'm having difficulty with describing what I experienced because I want my account to be accurate and honest. So here I go.... While in NM I caught a glimpse into the future of our people. Our people meaning NativeJenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1066988236538878432003-10-24T02:37:00.000-07:002003-10-26T04:01:36.910-08:00Ready for Take Off This week was productive. I've been having a lot moments where I feel like things are falling into place. It's quite welcoming- especially since I feel like I was kinda in the dark for a while there. I once read this book that described 3 forms of deja vu. For those of you that don't believe in angels or any type of "new age" ideas (for lack of a better word), maybe skipJenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1066299045422735452003-10-16T03:10:00.000-07:002003-10-16T03:10:45.496-07:00The Showdown and the Shawl I've finally had the conversation that I needed to have for quite some time now. In one of my entries I wrote "surround yourself with love". Now I know what I really meant when I wrote that. It's kinda like taking out the garbage, it sucks but has to be done or everything else will stink. I think I wrote something along the lines of, "those that don't support youJenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1065869314735961452003-10-11T03:48:00.000-07:002003-10-14T14:18:45.520-07:00Home again, if only for a little while... This past week has been amazing! Have you ever had one of those moments when you knew that the events that were unfolding were somehow going to effect you for the rest of your life...? I was fortunate enough to have and recognize 2 events like that this week. The first started by attending the Rainbow Push Coalition Los Angeles conference. The Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-1065606894876212582003-10-08T02:54:00.000-07:002003-10-14T14:23:46.173-07:00Once again I'm off into the wild blue yonder, excited and yet kinda feeling alone. After an awesome consulting gig last week, I've been invited back to do some more work, this time in Reno, NV. It all started last week with an incredible opportunity. I got a call to do some consulting for a big ndn company, to kinda step in for my mentor since she wasn't going to be able to make it. Being Jenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910458.post-106555017520302712003-10-07T11:09:00.000-07:002003-10-14T14:28:54.123-07:00Before I really begin to post what's on my mind- and invite you into the psycho world of Jennyjenjen- I would like to thank a few people that have inspired me. The first would be Mr. Roscoe Pond. Roscoe is a writer for Indian Country Today and has his own blog at http://rpond.blogspot.com/ I have been faithfully reading his blog and wondering to myself if I could do the same. So here I sit atJenny Jen Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05857167806085190255noreply@blogger.com0