FEDERICO

In the world we live in, children encounter difficult social topics at a very young age. Knowledge is power, please educate and protect your children.

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This generation is the last generation that will tolerate systemic racism. They won’t stand for it. I know this from the nity, schools re ect the values, the hopes and the limitations of those with power and individuals valiantly trying to survive in a sometimes insane society. By grasping what the schools are and where they have been, people can work to shape them to blossom as places nurturing self-learning, critical thought, and commitment to nourishing people over pro ts and property.

Where to get the book e History of Denver Public Schools trilogy — “Denver School Book,” “ e School Busing Wars” and “Schools for a New Century” — are available at many local bookstores. Among them are Capitol Hill Books, the Broadway Book Mall, West Side books and Tattered Cover. e next book Goodstein is working on will explore cemetery history in the metro area, including the people who lay to rest in them. It is expected to be published in late 2023 or early 2024. teenagers at the schools (she’s worked at). They’re vocal about wrongdoings. planet. e play on words will entice readers to question who really is an expatriate. iTalli, in many ways, is a version of many DACA kids that are committed to being good citizen examples and make the most of their opportunity in this country. e rst-generation Mexican workers have demonstrated outstanding work ethic and accomplishments, and I wanted to demonstrate their virtues and abilities of success in the USA.

What’s next?

What do you hope readers get out of your book/s?

I hope to give parents dialogue to use with their children when they discuss difficult topics. Some parents say nothing on these topics because they do not know what to say. I give parents the language to use with their children to open doors of communication and educate children.

What did you find most enjoyable about writing iTalli and Nephy’s story?

I wanted to show with Nephy — while alien beings have been visiting our planet for eons — typically seek to avoid human contact. But in this instance, a relationship-friendship was formed by two very di erent individuals, yet both aliens.

Where to get the book

All of Anthony Garcia’s books are available online. He also showcases his books, and is available for a meet-and-greet every First Friday at Denver’s Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive.

What’s next?

Garcia is working on a play version of his 2017 book, “Watili, the Native American Slave Heroine.” He is also working on a book about the coming together of spirituality and religion, inspired by his October 2022 completion of the Camino de Santiago, which is a pilgrimage of medieval origin. Its various routes all nish in northern Spain.

All of Julie Federico’s books can be found on her website, juliefederico.com. Federico is also available to speak at parenting groups, schools, foster agencies and youth-serving organizations. Her contact information can be found on the website.

What’s next?

Federico has a couple of ideas for parenting books. Her ideas include tough parenting issues such as how to keep your kids and teens safe, and how to connect with your teen.

BY ELICIA HESSELGRAVE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Ben Jacobs, a member of Osage Nation, and Matt Chandra’s dream is to build a native peoples’ food supply chain.

And recently, this became a reality for them.

e two have been in the restaurant business for more than 25 years and are co-owners of Tocabe, an American Indian-speci c restaurant that has a Greenwood Village location and another in north Denver.

It is one of only a handful of American Indian restaurants in the United States.

Jacobs and Chandra saw a need beyond their metro area restaurants. Native people often do not have access to culturally relevant, nourishing food. So they set out to meet this need. It took a year and a half, but in January, they began production for the Directto-Tribe Ready Meal program.

“What we are providing (is) not just a meal,” Jacobs said. “It’s traditional, meaningful ingredients.”

It’s meant to bring joy, he added.

Jacobs’ name is rising nationally. He was appointed in March to President throughout Indian Country and working with the incredible individuals I will serve alongside on the council,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs joins other notables on the council, including basketball great Stephen Curry and his restaurateur wife, Ayesha Curry, former baseball player Ryan Howard and former women’s basketball player Tamika Catchings, among others.

A seed to soul program e pre-packaged meals are made with ingredients from Tocabe’s Indigenous Marketplace, which is an online store that has ingredients sourced from food distributors all over the country. e meals are prepared and packaged at a facility in Greenwood Village and shipped to Spirit Lake Nation in Fort Trotten, North Dakota. As of early March, 4,400 meals were delivered and the next delivery in April will supply three months of food.

Tocabe’s dedication to its cultural roots were cited along with Biden’s announcement. It has what it calls a seed to soul mission, meaning it aims to create meals that support native people from beginning to end.

Once the meals are delivered, the