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Nazhike
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
January 8th, 2010
Aaniin, a journal entry from my first day of treatment while serving a 5 year prison sentence. I did not know that this particular day...
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Nazhike
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Rezidivism 15: I ain’t worthy, therefore I don’t.
I was more scared at facing myself.....
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Nazhike
- May 2, 2020
- 4 min
Rezidivism 14:“You f’n Apple!!” (Gets head slammed on Squad)
On the Rez, Tribal Police play a large role in the establishment of Authority. How it is used, what does it look like, what does it FEEL...
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Nazhike
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
Bars Slam, I love but not enough.
Aaniin, I remember when the bars of the prison cell closed behind me...... for the first time and then again for the second time. At the...
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Nazhike
- Jan 1, 2020
- 3 min
Rezidivism 11: It's 2020 Already??!!
January 1st, 2010: I was in Lino Lakes Correctional Facility serving a 5 year sentence with a lil over 2.5 years to go. I found out I...
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Nazhike
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
Rezidivism 10: Are Anishinaabe Jedi?
Aaniin, today on Rezidivism I would like to talk about “using the force”. When I was a little kid, my grandma would always have us put...
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Nazhike
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
Rezidivism 9: You forgot where you came from.
Aaniin, today on Rezidivism I would like to talk about when you start making changes in your life and your old friends, family and...
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Nazhike
- Nov 25, 2019
- 4 min
Rezidivism 8: Who is Nazhike-awaasang?
Aaniin, today on Rezidivism I would like to talk about when learned about my Anishinaabe-izhinikaazowin (Anishinaabe Name). This has...
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Nazhike
- Nov 18, 2019
- 5 min
Rezidivism 7: Turning Points
Aaniin, today on Rezidivism I would like to talk about Turning Points. At the beginning of my Recovery in 2010, I had been in prison for...
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Nazhike
- Nov 12, 2019
- 4 min
Rezidivism 6: Ton of Bricks!!
Aaniin, today on Rezidivism I would like to talk about the Ton of Bricks that hit you in Recovery. With holding the stigma of being an...
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Nazhike
- Nov 5, 2019
- 4 min
Rezidivism 5: When the going gets tough,.......
Aaniin, today on Rezidivism I would like to talk about the hard times, but not hard times in recovery. Instead, the moments in active...
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Nazhike
- Oct 28, 2019
- 4 min
Rezidivism 4: Intro to Barriers
Aaniin, welcome to another post on Rezidivism. Today I would like to talk about barriers in general that stem from Historical Trauma. ...
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Nazhike
- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min
Rezidivism 3: “My friends are dead or in prison.” Part 2
I was constantly told this as I was growing up. If my life were a book, it would be the foreshadowing of things yet to come, a future...
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Nazhike
- Oct 14, 2019
- 3 min
Rezidivism 2:“my friends are dead or in prison...”
Aaniin!! Here we are on the topic of Rezidivism talking about role modeling. It’s a topic that gets mentioned but under delivered. It is...
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Nazhike
- Oct 9, 2019
- 2 min
Rezidivism- The effects of Rez Life that cause a tendency to repeat an undesirable....
"I have noticed that my typing has slowed and my throat is closing. Tears are forming in the back in the back of my eyeballs."
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Nazhike
- Sep 30, 2019
- 1 min
Aaniin!!
As we begin the quest to launch a Native Broadcasting Company, we would like to thank you for visiting. Stay tuned as we continue on...
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