Connect Four

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Yesterday marked the 4th year of this blog. It's interesting that I chose to start this blog on the day of solstice. It has been such a journey these past 4 years learning, living, writing and sharing all along the way.

I started the blog simply because I wanted to write. I was getting very busy in school and lacked the sufficient time to pitch and write for periodicals yet I still greatly desired the opportunity to continue to write about all of the different things that appealed to me: Indigenous issues, fashion, films, pop culture, beauty. The various topics I wanted to cover contributed to why the blog was named "stuff" because the blog would cover all the things that appealled to me as an urban Native girl.

I also wanted to see if there was an audience for writing from this Indigenous female perspective ... did people care? How many other Native girls feel the same as me ... or would I lose readership if I started sprinkling my fashion and beauty banter with topics that relate to my identity? In the end, I felt that it was most important to be myself and write about whatever is fascinating me at that moment and not be restricted by any specific beat and this blog has really been reflective of that.

The last few posts have been deeply personal and have been shared not only because they were really on my mind but also because I think there is a commonality in the experience of Indigenous people all over the world. I hope that you have found them to be meaningful to you as well and I thank you for reading my blog and giving me a platform in which to be able to write, share stories, and connect with you all.

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