Continuing Navajo creative traditions
April 7, 2021 Aresta Tsosie-Paddock shared with the AIVAN group her processes of quilt-making, and some guiding traditional values that inform her work as an artist and language teacher. Dr. Tsosie-Paddock is of the Navajo Nation from Sand Springs, Arizona, situated in western Navajo Nation, and her heritage comes from the Water that Flows Together clan, born from the Deer Springs People, as well as the Manygoats People, and the Tower House People. She emphasized the importance of knowing your clan, because they automatically incorporate familial and relational obligations.