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Thank you so much, Su:k.

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So our final reader tonight
is Amber Lee Ortega.

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Amber is a member of the
Tohono O'odham Nation

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and a descendant
of Hia Ced O'odham.

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A spoken word
poet, photographer,

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and student of the Sonoran
desert, Amber's work

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reflects the loss,
struggle, and effort

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to reconnect with
the lands sacred

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to Hia Ced O'odham and
the issues concerning

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the loss of life.

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What remains from
colonization of O'odham jeved

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are sounds, memories, and
the speaking silent moments.

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Please welcome Amber Lee Ortega.

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