Podcast appearances and mentions of aaron yazzie

Space explorers, hip-hop musicians, artists, and housing activists are among the diverse list of characters who make up season two of the PBS series “Native America”. The four-part season builds on the original series from 2018. Native filmmakers guide viewers on an inspiring and poignant exploration of modern Native life and its connection to traditions and stories from time immemorial. We'll hear from the producers and others involved in bringing the shows to life. GUESTS Pam Belgarde (Turtle Mountain Band of Anishinaabe), producer of "Native America" Charles ‘Boots' Kennedye (Kiowa), producer of "Native America" Gary Glassman, executive producer of "Native America"

Space explorers, hip-hop musicians, artists, and housing activists are among the diverse list of characters who make up season two of the PBS series “Native America”. The four-part season builds on the original series from 2018. Native filmmakers guide viewers on an inspiring and poignant exploration of modern Native life and its connection to traditions and stories from time immemorial. We'll hear from the producers and others involved in bringing the shows to life. GUESTS Pam Belgarde (Turtle Mountain Band of Anishinaabe), producer of "Native America" Charles ‘Boots' Kennedye (Kiowa), producer of "Native America" Gary Glassman, executive producer of "Native America"

Aaron Yazzie and others explain how, by scooping dirt and drilling rocks, rovers are digging deeper into the mysteries of Mars.

Aaron Yazzie and others explain how, by scooping dirt and drilling rocks, rovers are digging deeper into the mysteries of Mars.

Aaron Yazzie and others explain how, by scooping dirt and drilling rocks, rovers are digging deeper into the mysteries of Mars.

In this week's episode, Clayton interviews Aaron Yazzie, a Mechanical Engineer with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, where he designs mechanical systems for robotic space missions. He recently helped NASA work in collaboration with the Navajo Nation, to help designate some rocks and samples on Mars, based on the Navajo Language. Aaron tells us a little more about himself and what motivated him to make a career in one of the most prestigious  research and development centers.Support the show

Enjoy this interview featuring Aaron Yazzie! He is a CH '02 & GH '08 alum. - - - Aaron Yazzie, Diné, is Ashįįhí (Salt Clan) and born for Todích'íi'nii (Bitter Water Clan). He is a Mechanical Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California where he designs mechanical systems for NASA's robotic space research missions. His most extensive contributions have been for missions to the planet Mars. Aaron was born in Tuba City, Arizona on the Navajo Nation, and was raised in Holbrook, Arizona. He attended Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. Aaron is a Sequoyah Fellow and professional member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). In 2016 Yazzie was honored by the Navajo Nation Council for “serving as an inspiration to Diné youth and citizens”, and in 2019 received the NASA JPL Bruce Murray Award “for outstanding and consistent dedication in promoting inclusion and excitement in science and education especially among Indigenous Communities.” Instagram: @YazzieSees Twitter: @YazzieSays Aaron Yazzie's website: https://www.aaronyazzie.com/ - - - - - College Horizons is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to increasing the number of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students succeeding in college and graduate programs. Since 1998, we have served over 3,300 Native students on their path to higher ed through our admissions and financial aid workshops. Be sure to follow College Horizons! CH Website: https://collegehorizons.org/ Instagram: @CollegeHorizons Facebook: College Horizons Twitter: @CollegeHorizons Donate to College Horizons, Inc.: https://collegehorizons.org/give/ - - - - - Hosted by Kendall Harvey (Diné / CH '13). Music by Sam Bader (Kanaka Maoli / CH '13). Cover art by Jared Yazzie (Diné / CH '05 & '06).

The American Recovery Act is now law. President Biden signed the bill into law a day ahead of schedule and some people will start receiving deposits in their bank accounts as early as this weekend. The American Recovery Act is a real game changer and is raising the prospect that the Reagan Era is finally coming to an end.  The House of Representatives passed the PRO Act, one of the most significant pieces of pro-labor legislation in decades. AFL-CIO president RIchard Trumka called the legislation “a game changer.” The PRO Act would effectively undercut so-called right-to-work (for less) lawes in more than two dozen states; prevent employers from forcing workers to attend anti-union “captive audience” meetings; allow newly certified unions to seek arbitration and mediation for first contracts; prevent employers from using an employee’s immigration status against them when determining the terms of their employment; and; establish financial penalties for companies, executives, corporate directors, and other company officials who violate workers’ rights. The bill faces a fight in the Senate, which may push Democrats to finally end the filibuster.  The House also passed gun legislation that would strengthen background checks.  Oklahoma’s Republican dominated state house passed a bill to give immunity to drivers who run over protesters. If signed into law, the legislation would shield from liability any driver who “unintentionally” injures or kills a protester while “fleeing a riot” as long as they had a “reasonable believe” that they were in danger. Yep, that would be qualified immunity to run down protesters. The bill also calls for $5000 in fines and jail time for protesters who “unlawfully obstruct” traffic.  John Carroll University in Cleveland now says it can fire individual tenured faculty members without cause in cases of “budgetary hardship.” Several faculty have already been fired and programs are slated to be eliminated at the stroke of the pen. Look out higher ed.  Biden’s dogs get kicked from the White House.  And what’s this about Little Marco supporting Amazon workers union organizing drive? A majority of New York’s Democratic Delegation to the United States House has called on Governor Cuomo to resign in the wake of his growing scandal.  This includes Jerry Nadler, Mondaire Jones, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Carolyn Maloney and more.  The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center has a complete rundown on what Pennsylvanians can expect from the American Rescue Package.  5.9 million Pennsylvanians will receive $14.8 billion in direct payments.  Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians will see their healthcare premiums decrease and a quarter of Pennsylvania’s uninsured are now eligible for free bronze or low-cost silver packages.  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be receiving $7.2 billion from the American Rescue Package, which will help plug the state’s $2.5 billion budget deficit and county and municipal governments from around the state will receive an extra $5 billion dollars.   Bucks County Republican Party uses “Johnson & Johnson” for its caller ID to trick residents who are hoping to get the vaccine only to hear a Republican Party message about attending a petition-signing event before next week’s signature deadline.  The York-based convenience store company, Rutter’s, said that the $2/hour “hazard pay” they provided employees during the pandemic will now be permanent. That means that the starting wage will be $12.50/hr, increased to $13/hr after three months.  PASSHE Chancellor Greenstein was at a Zoom town hall with faculty and staff at Kutztown University. When pressed on a series of problems at the university including lack of access to mental health services and racism in the campus police, Greenstein said that the solution is to do what they do in the tech industry, wildly experiment  NASA named the landing site of the Perseverance rover, “Octavia E. Butler Landing,” after the celebrated African American science fiction writer. Butler’s novels include Kindred, Parable of the Sower, and her Xenogenesis or “Lilith’s Brood” series. Her dystopian novels explore themes of racism, exploitation, global warming, and women’s rights. She died Feb. 24, 2006.   The Navajo Nation is working with NASA’s Perseverance Rover team to name new features identified on Mars. The President of the Navajo Nation, Jonathan Nez said that “The partnership that the Nez-Lizer Administration has built with NASA will help to revitalize our Navajo language. We hope that having our language used in the Perseverance mission will inspire more of our young Navajo people to understand the importance and the significance of learning our language. Our words were used to help win World War II, and now we are helping to navigate and learn more about the planet Mars.” Among the words chosen to be used for Mars formations, are Navajo words for “red rock,” “diligence,” and “amongst the sand,” and “Máaz” – the Navajo word for “Mars.” One of the Perseverance mission scientists, Aaron Yazzie, is Navajo and said they worked hard to come up with translations that resemble Navajo spellingsPresident Jonathan Nez and a team of advisors came up with a list of 50 names for the NASA team to start with and plan to keep adding more. According to a news release, the team had some suggestions like, “tséwózí bee hazhmeezh,” or “rolling rows of pebbles, like waves.”  China and Russia sign an agreement to build a Moon base. According to a Russian statement, the station "is a complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface and/or in the orbit of the Moon, designed to carry out multidisciplinary and multipurpose research work." The move suggests that Russia is moving away from its long collaboration with the U.S. and may chart a new path once the International Space Station as the program is scheduled to end at the end of the 2020s. Russia also notably did not sign the Artemis Accords, calling the rules too “U.S. centric.” Are you ready for Moonraker the sequel? Thanks to my friend Stu in Northern Ireland, I’ll be watching Galician Noir this weekend. Stu’s wife is from Galicia, the Northwestern corner of Spain that feels like your in the Northwest corner of Ireland.  If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media today by becoming a patron of Raging Chicken for as little as $5/month. Simply go to Patreon.com/RCPress. We got rid of Trump, now the hard work of building a progressive future begins. We’re here for the fight and we need you. Become a patron for the price of a good beer once a month. Help keep the media in the movement and the movement in the media. Become a patron for as little as $5/month by going to Patreon.com/RCPress. Not ready to become a patron? Drop us a one time donation at PayPal.me/rcpress. 

In this episode Aaron Yazzie, Mechanical Engineer for Mars Perseverance Mission , joins Cool Science Radio . Perseverance is the most robust rover ever to be sent to the Red Planet . It will take the next step in Mars exploration by seeking to answer the question: Are there any signs that life once existed on Mars?

For this episode Moose and Jason are joined by Aaron Yazzie of Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) to discuss native education, and natives in STEM. Aaron also shared with the guys what he's been working on! But you can only find out by listening in!Aaron Yazzie:TwitterNomadcast:TwitterFacebook

Nobody can brag as cool as Aaron Yazzie's mom ... he has Mars Landing hardware on Mars! AWESOME!!! Shé:kon and Thanks for joining Native Trailblazers! The Native Show with nearly a million listeners worldwide!  For over nine years, our award-winning Native themed online radio show has been delivering the hottest topics in Indian Country to your desktop, mobile or other listening devices! Listen in every Friday night at 8pm or any time after in archives! HOSTS: Vincent Schilling (Producer, Speaker, Journalist, Author, VP Schilling Media) www.Twitter.com/VinceSchilling  and Delores Schilling (CEO, Schilling Media, Inc.) www.Twitter.com/DelSchilling Join our chat room Here's How   Website www.NativeTrailblazers.com  Mailing List - http://eepurl.com/O7fa1  iTunes Podcasts- http://goo.gl/GkEOJ3

Aaron Yazzie is a man of the future. With love and support from his family and friends, a degree from Stanford, and a love of science this Navajo kid from Arizona is changing the game. From his work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (robotics, Mars, and space exploration) to his contributions back to the community, Yazzie simply wishes to give back to humanity. Find out more about the Indigenous Bill Nye as he breaks down his origin story and his experiences in the field of science.

Jared Yazzie is Diné and the owner of OXDX Clothing. He also happens to be the brother of previous NextGen Native guest and NASA engineer, Aaron Yazzie. Jared went to the University of Arizona on a full ride scholarship to study engineering. But after a few years, he realized that path was not for him. Jared left the university and enrolled at Pima Community College. He would transition into arts.  During this time he started to sell shirts out of his car trunk. This is where the hustle of what would become OXDX began. After college Jared went to work for a screen print shop. He continued to design and print his own shirts. On the weekends, Jared traveled to the reservation to sell his merchandise. He found that while he was onto something, not everyone was supportive. Jared had to learn how to listen to negative feedback while not internalizing it. Originally, Jared’s company was called Overdose. The name was taken from a lyric in Lupe Fiasco’s “Baba Says Cool for Thought” where a line warns not to “overdose on the cool.” Jared found the lyrics resonated with his experience moving from the rez to a city where there was potential to overdose on everything a city has to offer. Overtime, Overdose evolved into OXDX and the name has stuck ever since. ### Subscribe iTunes Stitcher RSS ### OXDX is building a following. Perhaps the company’s most famous design to date is the “Native Americans Discovered Columbus” tee. Jared designed it but did not understand how big of a hit it would be until  Jessica Metcalf put the shirt on her Beyond Buckskin Boutique. Another design is making a resurgence after Bobby Wilson of the 1491s wore a “Mis-Rep” shirt on The Daily Show during a segment about the R******s. That particular shirt is an homage to the Misfits, one of the Yazzie brothers’ favorite punk bands, combined with a message about misappropriation. Yazzie is working to build his brand into something much bigger than it is currently. He wants it to be more than just a t-shirt company, and he wants it to be recognized beyond just Native communities. He is grinding to get to this point, and he is close to being able to do OXDX full time. But for now he is putting in long hours working both his day job and then doing OXDX afterwards. This was a great conversation that ran the gamut of shifting focus, grinding to build a business, utilizing other Native companies, supporting other Native artists, and remaining true to oneself and their vision. Be sure to check out the entire episode.  

Aaron Yazzie is Navajo. He is currently a Mechanical Engineer at NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Anaheim, California. Aaron Yazzie’s journey began on the Navajo Nation where he excelled as a student. His mother, a teacher, and his father, an engineer, emphasized education from an early age. Aaron knew that college was in his future. But even as a gifted student, he doubted whether he was “good enough” to get into the schools he wanted to get into. In high school Aaron attended College Horizons (and Upward Bound, too), a program for Native American high school students. The organization exposes Native students to college and vise versa. Aaron met someone from Stanford University, who encouraged him to apply to Stanford. Even with good grades, a drive for school, and encouragement by university staff, he was not confident he would be admitted. Thankfully, Aaron was only suffering from imposter syndrome, and was able to enroll at Stanford. Aaron Yazzie studied mechanical engineering while at Stanford. He also lived at the Native American house on campus. Although gifted academically, Aaron found he had to work harder at Stanford, and that the competition was stiff. During college, Aaron worked as an intern with NASA, and realized it was somewhere he enjoyed working. He never thought NASA was somewhere a mechanical engineer could work. He spent two summers in college with NASA and applied for a job. He successfully transitioned internships with NASA to full time employment. Aaron has even worked on components that have been to space already, with one of his first assignments being part of the team that developed the Mars Rover. Aaron and I discussed what it is like to be a Native employee. There are a handful, at most, at NASA JPL. This is why Aaron spends much of his time with the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). Aaron benefited from AISES as a student and sees the need to increase Native representation in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and is now working to give back to the organization, and encourage more Native students to study these fields. I enjoy hearing the stories of NextGen Natives on each podcast episode. But Aaron Yazzie is the first engineer I’ve been able to connect with, and his work is pretty amazing. I look forward to meeting more Natives like Aaron that are building things that we can use, or at least are part of something is going where no human has ventured before!