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Tessema A. Meredith

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Me aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone.

I have been bleeding poetry lately,
Trying to capture the depth of what has been stirring inside me..
There is change happening,
A great balancing…

The time is now.

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Words fail to capture the experience of the last week.
I feel changed in such a profound way.
I used to dream of things like this. Tribes from around the world coming together to share culture, ceremony and connection.

I acknowledge all our ancestors who came before and stand with us now. The ancestors that planted the seeds and harvested the blades to weave these moments together for us to experience.
I honour those who live in dedication to creating these spaces. To @kyle.worl and the team for hosting us so graciously, thank you. To the Tlingit and Haida nations, thank you for welcoming us onto your sacred lands.
I revel in the shifts these moments bring.
It brought me beyond joy to share in the games, to connect and play. It felt like a week long sleep over with our indigenous brothers and sisters, abandoning full nights sleeps to stay up late and exchange the stories and songs of our people. To run together through the night, play in the snow and commune with the river and mountains.

I feel eternally grateful to everyone I met.
I feel honoured to know you all and truly overwhelmed by the generosity and love that was shared.

I hold comfort in knowing that the space in between us, the oceans between us, do not divide us but connect us.

Until we all meet again soon 🤍

Thank you @tessema.photography for sharing some of your beautiful photos

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Juneau NYO Traditional Games 2026 🏔️🤍

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Juneau Traditional Games 2026!!

So happy that our UAA team was able to attend! We got diverted to Sitka on our way to Juneau so missed the first day of events but we made the best of it and enjoyed a beautiful day exploring Sitka. Had the best weekend hanging out and visiting with everyone pin trading, competing, and creating new memories I will cherish forever 💚💛 Everyone did amazing so glad I was able to be a part of this awesome event and spend time in beautiful southeast 💚

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Final show on the IAIA BFA journey…so good to see my fellow schoolmates, wrapping their degrees up and starting their next chapter of life…

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Proud to be Samoan. ✨

Thinking of the time Nafanua, the Samoan War Goddess, after winning a war flashed her breasts to the men so they could see it was a woman who had defeated them. Queen forever. 🩷

styled/shot/edited - @tessema.photography

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I can’t say enough how amazing and appreciative I am for this beautiful group🥹🖤🤍❤️‍🔥🖤🤍 they killed it!🔥🔥🔥🔥
And all these moments captured on film by @ssoratis ✨❤️‍🔥

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These!!!!! Beautiful bts film shots from @ssoratis 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤

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A special Holiday show, showcasing new works from last week @4kinship with looks 1 + 13 by @lily.yeung 🤍✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

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Have a Technicolor Christmas❤️🧡💛💚💙💖💜
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@tessemaa radiant in the collection she created for our studio! It’s been an absolute honor to know this bright light in the world🫶🏾 these rainbows 🌈 are available to ship in time for Christmas!

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🪶Calling Indigenous artists🫶🏾 to join in discussion and connection around the power of art & creativity to project a brighter future while building bridges to self and community. Join us this Saturday 6-8pm at 812 Canyon Road, as we join @tessemaa @_kiannaaa_joe_ @daisylee1231 as they share share their experience with art as a medium for healing and/or connecting to their culture. This event is also to raise awareness for Indigenous led community organizations that support Indigenous creatives, the LGBTQ+ community, and native youth and families. Pollen Circles, @shetowerszine @indigenousways501c3 @navajommdr will all be joining us to speak on their work with indigenous community, and a Live Performance by Tash Terry & Elena Highins from @indigiefemme

We’re honored to be hosting this event with Prescott College student @chyenneklemme as part of her studies in social justice focusing on the intersection between Indigenous art and cultural revitalization for collective and individual modes of healing intergenerational trauma❤️

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