Melanie Fey is a Diné (Navajo) writer and Indigenous feminist from Tuba City (Dinétah), Arizona. Her work seeks to celebrate the LGBTQ/two spirit community, raise awareness about violence against Native women, and explore the challenging conflict between – and combination of – rural and urban Native life. In "Stereotype This" a Native American speaker experiences both the grief and fortitude that they receive from the collective of ancestors long past.
As you read, take notes on the feelings expressed in the italicized lines.