My Life

  • Birth

    On December 17, 1999. My mother gave birth to me, I was four weeks premature and was delivered via cesarean section, I spent one month in the hospital.
  • 1st Birthday

    I celebrated my 1st Birthday on December 17th, 2000. My grandmother aunt gifted me a pendleton blanket that I slept with every night and still keep in a safe place.
  • Parents got married

    My parents were married in November 2001 (they met in 1997) and we moved to Castle Butte on the Navajo Indian Reservation
  • Started School

    In August 2004 I started Kindergarten at Dilcon Community School a boarding school on the Navajo Reservation. My mom worked at the school so I was able to sneak away to her office and often had to be escorted back to school.
  • Baby brother and the Little Beaver Pony Express

    In July 2005 my father and uncle competed as a team in the Little Beaver Pony Express six horse relay and finished first. In August 2005, my mom gave birth to my baby brother, Seth. Seth was born at 28 weeks, he was only one pound and he spent three months in the hospital.
  • Riding Horses and Another Move

    In the summer of 2009 I learned to ride a horse, I was ten years old. In September of 2009 we moved to San Carlos, Arizona where my mom started work, we lived there for about a year.
  • Dilcon School and Basketball

    In August 2011, I started my 6th grade year at Dilcon School on the Navajo Indian Reservation. I started playing basketball and was the free-throw and three-point champion for our school league and was named all-tourney at our divisional year end tournament.
  • Complete Jr. High and compete in third horse race

    In May 2014, I finished my 8th grade year at Dilcon School, earning two consecutive basketball small school state championships and one northland schools championship. By July 2014, I trained and competed in three endurance horse races winning horse trailers in two events.
  • High school and dormitory life

    In August 2014, I started highschool at Winslow High School and lived in the Winslow Dorm for one year.
  • Transfer and Another Move

    In July 2015 my family moved to Mesa, AZ and I started school at Westwood High School in August 2015. I didn't like it and wanted to move back to Castle Butte.
  • Warriors Basketball and NABI

    By June 2017 I received my varsity letter for Westwood basketball and in July I competed in my second NABI Invitational this time reaching the final four in the gold bracket.