If you can’t find happiness in the silence of your thoughts, you will never be able to find it with another.
About Amia Moore
Amia Moore is a mother, daughter, friend, but most of all she is a Native Woman. An enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Amia spent the majority of her childhood growing up on the island of Oahu, HI. Amia was an only child raised by her mother, who exposed her to the arts at an early age, leaving a lasting impression on Amia. Currently residing on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with her two beautiful children, Amia spends her time watching her nieces and nephews play basketball, reading, writing, laughing, the outdoors, enjoying the gift of motherhood with all it has to offer and her family. The highlight of her days are seeing her children smile.
Growing Pains
I have found a strength that I never knew I possessed and have learned that no matter what life throws my way, I will find a path that helps me to overcome each obstacle and take the good from it.
Native Art
Is native art the Indian on the horse looking out into the majestic? Does the stereotype follow us, so that the classification of native art consists only of eagles, medicine wheels, buffalo, and feathers?
Silent Tears #2
“The Angels are here now …” The clock illuminated 2:30am, “the Angels are here now” he repeated. He was sleeping next to his sister and the angels had come to see them. Was it because for the last two days I could see a sort of sullen return to her eyes again, the kind […]
Flush The Carp!
You should never be a secret. A man should be proud to say he is dating you and you should know the definitions and lines of where you stand in each others lives.
Silent Tears #1
She sat in the passenger seat next to me, silent tears running down her beautiful cheeks and although I wanted her to tell me everything, I respected her silence. My 9 year old daughter had endured more than any 9 year old should have to endure.
Midday
Amia Moore gives us an honest and compelling view of how her family overcomes grief and finds the peace and strength to move forward in the shadows of a deep loss.
First Morning
Have you ever heard the sound of a vehicle approaching and known instantly who it was? It was one of the hottest mornings I had experienced in the summer months of July in a very long time, and the nervousness, anxiety and excitement filled only my being it seemed, because the world outside was calm. […]