Resuming our discussion on #SheRepresents with Sun Devil alumnae, Representatives Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and Christina Haswood, this episode highlights the power of the Native vote in the United States. Check out our newest segment called “Indigi-know” where ASU students Lucilla Taryole (Kiowa) and Coral Tachine (Diné) share fun facts about the …

Did you know that a hooghan (a traditional Navajo home) provided the best Wi-Fi signal for Rep. Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren (Diné) as she studied for the bar exam in 2020? Or that as a grad student, Rep. Christina Haswood (Diné) simultaneously defended her master’s thesis in public health and ran for public office amid the pandemic? Continuing our di…

Reps. Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, D-Red Mesa, and Christina Haswood, D-Lawrence, are Diné ‘asdzání (Navajo women) leaders who made national waves in 2021 when they became the youngest sitting legislators in Arizona and Kansas respectively. Kickstarting the first of four podcast episodes, Taylor Notah (Diné) and Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst (Húŋkpapȟa…

In part two of our semester wrap-up, a few of the Turning Points team members shared insight on what it was like to work with the magazine this Spring 2020 semester. Tune in as editor Taylor Notah (Diné) shares insight on what the magazine production process entails and the importance of Native college students sharing their stories. Also hear from…

It is finals week at Arizona State! In part one of our semester wrap up, the Turning Points Magazine and podcast team reflect on the rollercoaster semester of Spring 2020. Tune in where editor Taylor Notah (Diné), storytellers and contributors Nicholet Deschine-Parkhurst (Húŋkpapȟa/Diné), Savannah Jacobs (Oglala Lakota), Mariah McGhee (Yankton Siou…

The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has turned the Spring 2020 semester upside down for many students at Arizona State University. Nearly 55,000 on-campus ASU students have transitioned to the 14,000-plus online classes the week following spring break in mid-March. The global response to this pandemic has sparked the masses to social distance themselves …

In today’s episode, we hear from Turning Points Magazine member KaLynn: I was shown a FaceBook post by my mother who was also upset with an event, this event, about a 4th grader who obtained a reading book at his school, which contained foul words and strong descriptions of ladies. The teacher who posted the photo of the words which is in a poem, s…

In today’s episode, the Turning Points team chat about owning pets while in college. From our pets getting sick or injured, making emergency vet visits, or caring for your pet(s) while also trying to budget college funds, we share stories that break down the many aspects of pet ownership that aren't often talked about. Whether you are a college stu…

There are many reasons why film is considered a powerful art form and medium: it is a universal power of communication that educates people and brings ideas to life. For Diné filmmaker, activist, writer, artist and Native Sun Devil Lejend Yazzie, filmmaking allows her to reclaim her voice and also carves spaces for herself and others in this world.…

In today’s episode, Turning Points Magazine senior editor Taylor Notah speaks with playwright and graduate student Esther Almazan (Yaqui), who is in the Dramatic Writing MFA program at ASU. Graduating this Spring 2020 semester, Esther shares insight about her applied project, a play titled “Indian School” that has received the Kennedy Center Latinx…

It’s February, which is Financial Aid Awareness Month! In our Fall 2019 issue of Turning Points Magazine, ASU doctoral student and financial aid outreach specialist Delphina Thomas (Diné) graced our pages with her invaluable stories on financial literacy titled “FAFSA: Friendly Advice From Student Aficionado” and “Th!nk Smart With Your Refund.” Tun…

When you think of cooking in college, do the words “budgeting” and “microwave chef” come into mind? Many college students today rely heavily on scholarship funding and family aid to survive hectic semesters. And when it comes to keeping your fridge stocked, the healthiest foods can be the most expensive. For this episode, we sit down with special g…

The Spring 2020 semester has just started at Arizona State University. Natuve Sun Devils Brittany Gene, Mariah McGhee, Savannah Jacobs and Taylor Notah sit down and share their advice to fellow students on starting off a new semester right. Take it from us: we know how demanding college can be. Pulling all-nighters, cranking out research papers and…

The Turning Points team recently had the opportunity to speak with First Nations award-winning author Terese Marie Mailhot. From the Seabird Island Band, Mailhot is author of the New York Times bestseller “Heart Berries: A Memoir” whose work has also appeared in Guernica, Pacific Standard, Granta, Mother Jones, Medium, the Los Angeles Times, and el…

We speak with an ASU professor who, like Dr. Bryan Brayboy, was integral in the creation of Turning Points Magazine: Dr. Amanda Tachine (Diné). In this episode, Dr. Tachine shares her journey as a postdoctoral scholar at Arizona State University’s Center for Indian Education where she was able to nourish her research in supporting Native college st…

The month of November is Native American Heritage Month (NAHM). In episode 3, we highlight just how universities, particularly Arizona State University, implement NAHM celebrations on campuses. We sit down with an ASU NAHM coordinator Sedale Sanden (Kaibab Paiute/Seneca) who is majoring in Supply Chain Management. Tune in as we dive into how studen…

Turning Points Magazine is a college publication that is truly written, created, thought about and designed by Native students, for Native students. And that is what the all-Indigenous female team discuss in Episode 2. In this episode, we chat about how our individual pathways connected with Turning Points and our publication celebrating its second…

For our inaugural episode, the Turning Points Podcast speaks with Dr. Bryan Brayboy, a President’s Professor of Indigenous education and justice in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. At ASU, he is senior advisor to the president, director of the Center for Indian Education, associate director of the School of Social Tr…