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i am just rly exhausted and embarrassed to keep posting about this. but summary of my situation. back in may all my electronics that i need for work got wrecked when a pipe burst in my ceiling and i had to spend $1600 replacing my stuff while being unable to work for several weeks. i also paid to consult with a lawyer (which was stupid of me!!) but ultimately i wasn't able to get my landlords to reimburse me for damages. then i had a job lined up for july that would've gotten me back on track but that fell through and left me scrambling to figure something out

i've gotten into a debt spiral for the past 2 months that i can't get out of and i haven't been able to pay rent, now i'm about to get evicted. i owe $2000 in back rent. i'm trying my best but my situation just keeps getting worse. i'm applying for rental help with the county & trying to get help from mutual aid orgs so we'll see how that goes but if nothing else i i just want my acct positive so i don't get more overdraft fees

i don’t see the resemblance

Diné Weaver Venancio Aragón

"From researching historic twill patterns in museum collections to dyeing wool with Kool-Aid, Diné (Navajo) weaver and instructor Venancio Aragón interlocks research and experimentation to expand the visual and technical vocabularies of Diné weaving. Working on the Diné upright loom, Aragón is part of a generation of Diné weavers who reinterpret ancestral knowledge through experimentation, carrying the medium forward on their own terms. As he stated in our interview with him, “I am not a purist.”

Based in Farmington, New Mexico, Aragón is trained in cultural anthropology and Native American and Indigenous studies, currently teaching at Diné College, the Navajo Nation’s tribal college. Before transitioning to full-time weaving and teaching, Aragón worked as an interpretive park ranger at the Mesa Verde, Aztec Ruins, Bandelier, and Petroglyph National Monuments, where he led tours and developed public education initiatives. He was born to the Tó’aheedlíinii (The Water Flow Together People) clan and born for the Naakaii (Mexican people). His maternal grandfather is of the Tsénahabiłnii (Sleeping Rock) clan, and his paternal grandfather is of the Naakaii (Mexican people)."