From Tired, to Hopeful, to Mad, to Empowered
- Mar
- 20
- Posted by qualla
- Posted in GEDI 2017, Native American, Teaching
- 10

There was so much goodness in this week’s readings. There was a whole lot of this going on during my reading. Everything has just tied in perfectly to things going on in my life and world right now. If you didn’t read my blog last week I posted about how tired I was last week. […]
read moreI’m Tired….
- Mar
- 15
- Posted by qualla
- Posted in GEDI 2017, Native American
- 11

I’m all over the place this week… Hence why this post is late… This is actually the week I was the most excited about when I first looked at the syllabus. But honestly… I’m just tired. I think that’s one of the reasons this post is late. I think another, that is strongly related to […]
read moreSo they can grab the hands of a thousand more…
- Feb
- 19
- Posted by qualla
- Posted in GEDI 2017, Native American, Teaching
- 9

Grab hold, And take this hand that Reaches out to you. Look up Into my eyes; My spirit Cries out to you: Friendship is my thought. Let us climb The jagged cliffs of life And fight the ascent of Opposition together. If I can lift you today, You will look back And grab the hands […]
read moreGa-Du-Gi – Building Community
- Jan
- 31
- Posted by qualla
- Posted in Grad School, Native American, Personal
- 2
As graduate students, how do we build communities? This is something I’ve really been thinking about and struggling with lately as a community is something I have found I require in order to be successful in life whether that’s academia, business, or just in my personal relationships. Community is in my blood. It always has […]
read moreGEDI 2017 – Name Stories
- Jan
- 18
- Posted by qualla
- Posted in GEDI 2017, Introduction, Native American
What is the story behind your name? Name: Qualla Jo Who came up with it: Both my parents I believe, but I suspect my father had the most influence on it. Meaning, significance and story: My parents named both my brother and I after a person and a place. I am named Qualla after the […]
read moreHappy Indigenous Peoples Day…
- Oct
- 10
- Posted by qualla
- Posted in Native American, Personal, Preparing the Future Professoriate, Teaching
I’ve been especially distracted in my classes today… Today is a weird day for me… I actually forgot what day it was until I got on Facebook this morning when I reached campus. I shared one video then politely asking no one to wish me a “happy” Columbus day and then I went about my […]
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