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This is the story of how the birth of the first child helps a pregnant woman find her voice to have the birth she envisions for her second baby.

"We need hardship like nature needs fire". As a firefighter on the Tohono O'odham reservation, Anthony learned some important lessons about life and overcoming struggles. He shares some of those lessons in this story.

"I never knew how powerful this song was going to be". In this story, Gertie, a local musician on the Tohono O'odham reservation near Tucson, reveals the inspiration behind one of her most requested songs.

In this story, Maya tells how she and her family have been impacted by water pollution on Tucson's southside. Maya created this story as part of a train the trainer workshop at the School for Public Health at the University of Arizona run by Creative Narrations. Facilitators use the story in public health to raise awareness of environmental justice issues.