Turning Points Magazine

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 Native vote.“She Represents

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 discussion on She Represents, we

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 & Diné) of Turning Poin

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 our storytellers Savannah Jacobs

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 Sioux), resident cartoonist Danie

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 and loved ones inside their homes,

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, showed the cover of the book and

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 student interested in getting a pet

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. Tune into this empowering episod

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 Playwrighting Award, Distin