4 min read | As a proud Ute woman, my life has been centered on family, community service, cultural teaching, and reclaiming tradition for future generations.
Eileen Quintana | Carrying Forward Tradition and Community
4 min read | My story of Utah has been one of carrying deep cultural connections to the land, bringing forth my community, and the preservation of Indigenous knowledge.
Ann Marie Sherman | Strength in Tradition, Commitment to Heritage
2 minute read | Though I was born in New Mexico and I spent most of my early years on the Navajo reservation in Southeastern Utah.
Dr. Miguel Trujillo | Social Worker and Community-Engaged Scholar
2 minute read | I am a third- generation Utahn with my grandparents immigrating to Corrine City from Mexico when they were both kids
Martha Castleton | Grounded in Home, Soaring in Service
2 minute read | I actually came back to Eureka, Utah, after living away for a few years as a child. My mother accepted a teaching job in Utah and we moved back as a family.
Sinia Maile | Crowned in Culture, Committed to Community
2 minute read | My family came from Tonga to West Valley City and we’ve been here ever since. Utah was home to my parents after being born in the islands.
Wes Porter | Rural Roots and Serving with Honor
2 minute read | My grandfather brought me to rural Utah from San Diego, California. We had no family here at the time and grandpa intended to try to take a young boy out of an environment that created challenges for his children, my mother, aunt, and uncle.
Adrienne Andrews | Knitted in Love and Community
2 minute read | I build communities no matter where I am. Whether it’s in a career or profession or service role or being a parent, building community is about finding ways for us to find points of connection so that we can build a better environment together. That means being able to have the difficult conversations when things sort of break down and differences emerge.