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Native American Servant Leader Promotes Healing Through Music Therapy: Meet Carly Farabee
What key moments defined you as a leader?
My name is Carly Farabee, and I was born and raised in Mesa, AZ. I am a part of the Navajo and Hopi tribes. I graduated in May of 2022 from Arizona State University where I received my BM in Music Therapy. Currently, I am completing a 6-month internship at Mella Music Therapy. Before this, I served as the Facilitator Coordinator for the Native American Fatherhood & Families Association. I first felt connected to being a leader when I chose to attend college a year after graduating from high school. I was constantly told that “people who don’t go to college after high school never end up going” and all I wanted to do was prove to everyone who told me I couldn’t that I could, and I did! Throughout my college experience, I was fortunate to stumble across an acapella group with ASU called Devil Clefs. In this group, I worked my way into the officer board and was elected president in my final year. It was such a joy being a leader to my fellow members and creating an atmosphere full of hard work and passion.
What community-driven projects have you spearheaded/participated in that you are proud of? What did you take away from these experiences?
I organized the first-ever NAFFA Art Market which featured over 20 Native American vendors in October of 2022. I felt a great joy organizing it because I knew this event would allow local Native American artists to show off their beautiful crafts through jewelry, food, clothing, etc., and give our local community the opportunity to experience a cultural event that took them away from their normal weekend routines. One valuable takeaway I gained from this experience was that your hard work really does pay off in the end. We hosted our 18th Annual “Fatherhood Is Leadership” National Conference in November 2022, where we hosted over 150 Native American/Non-Native American attendees. This conference consisted of four main workshops: Criminal Justice, Education & Prevention, Fatherhood is Sacred®/Motherhood is Sacred®, and Health & Human Resources. We hosted two incredible Native American keynote speakers, Frantz Beasley and CAPT Karen Hearod, and multiple other incredible presenters/entertainers.
What is the Native American Fatherhood & Families Association (NAFFA)?
Native American Fatherhood & Families Association is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is focused on strengthening and reuniting families by responsibly involving fathers and mothers in the lives of their children, families, and communities to provide happy and safe families. At NAFFA, we have four signature curricula:
- Fatherhood is Sacred®/Motherhood is Sacred®
- Linking Generations by Strengthening Relationships®
- 3. Addressing Family Violence and Abuse®, and
- Suicide Prevention. We currently have over 2,000 trained NAFFA Certified Facilitators who are able to utilize our curricula in their current practice whether it’s behavioral health-related, tribal-related, etc.
How do you connect with your ancestral roots professionally and personally?
Growing up, I had not really considered choosing to connect with my ancestral roots. The thought of my indigenous heritage was completely foreign to me as I had no one to explain the beauty of it. It wasn’t until college that I chose to discover this side of myself, and I am proud to work with the Native American Fatherhood & Families Association with people who have been so generous in sharing their knowledge of my people’s cultures and traditions.
As a leader, what motivates you to move forward in adversity? (obstacles in college/ career paths). Where do you find your passion?
My motivation to move forward through life’s different trials/adversities is to remind myself to be me. Now, I am not you, and you are not me, but I do know that we are all worth it, and we all deserve the best. So, when I choose to be me, I choose to continue to fight no matter the challenge, I choose to not settle for something less than what I am worth, and I choose to stand up for those who deserve equal treatment. At the end of the tunnel, there is always light, and that light to me is the difference that I can make by simply choosing to be me.
What do you see yourself doing in the future?
In the future, I plan to pursue a higher education by obtaining a master’s degree and hopefully start a family too! But right now, I am planting seeds of different dreams and tending to them for years to come.
How could GlobalMindED further support the efforts that you are a part of?
GlobalMindED is an incredibly inclusive resource that I can see being very beneficial for students and professionals to network with each other. Giving people platforms to discuss what is prevalent in today’s society is a great way to bridge gaps. I believe that GlobalMindED can support the Native American Fatherhood & Families Association with our effort of strengthening and keeping families together by reminding our Native American people that at the heart of our culture, family is what matters and binds us together.
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If you are a leader at a district, college, company, non-profit, or foundation supporting GlobalMindED’s Tenth Anniversary event in Denver on June 17 (pre-conference, Inclusive Leader Awards dinner) 18-19 (conference) 2024, you are eligible to attend our Fall special event at the United Nations:
Transforming Financial Boundaries in Education, the Environment, and the Economy
Thursday, October 12th
United Nations DDR
New York City
Write Celeste Gardner to reserve your space: Celestegardner@globalminded.org
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PBS12 Denver filmed and live-streamed the GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Awards on June 7th as well as our main stage plenaries and presentations on June 8th. You can find them all individually on the GlobalMindED YouTube channel.
Here are links to the 2023 GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Award Winners' introductions and acceptance remarks:
Miriam Calderon, Chief Policy Officer, ZERO TO THREE: Inclusive Leader - Early Childhood Education
Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District, Inclusive Leader - K-12 Education
Carrie Billy, CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium: Inclusive Leader - Higher Education
Afua Bruce, Founder & Principal, ANB Advisory Group: Inclusive Leader - Government
Dr. Elena Rios, President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association: Inclusive Leader - Health & Wellness
Hassan Salem, Head of Commercial Banking, US Bank: Inclusive Leader - Banking & Finance
Greg Robinson, James Webb Space Telescope Project Director NASA (ret): Inclusive Leader - Space & Aerospace
Mary Nichols, Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment, Inclusive Leader - Energy & Sustainability
Michael Campbell, General Manager, Education Division, Intel: Inclusive Leader - Technology
Diego Mariscal, CEO & Chief Disabled Person, 2Gether-International: Inclusive Leader - Entrepreneurship
Mario Carrera, President & CEO, CLLARO: Inclusive Leader - Media & Arts
Nasruddin Rupani, Chairman, Ibn Sina Foundation: Inclusive Leader - Foundations & Funders
Rosanna Durruthy, VP, Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, LinkedIn: Inclusive Leader -Global Impact
Kimberly Bryant, Founder & CEO, Black Innovation Lab; Black Girls Code: Inclusive Leader - Non-Profit
Click below to see Insights from GlobalMindED Leaders:
View the Main-stage Presentations:
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Thank you to all of the Sponsors, Speakers, Students, and Attendees at GlobalMindED 2023
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