My name is Regina. I am 22 years old and am a student at the Navajo Community College. My clans are the Yucca Fruit Clan. My maternal clan is Under-His-Cover Clan, my paternal clan is Red-Streaking-Into-The-Water-Clan. I am originally from the town of Rock Point. I am presently studying three majors. To me, what's important in Navajo culture is my being Navajo. I am very proud to be an Indian and a Navajo. I believe we are special because we are a 'one of a kind' tribe, just like every other tribe. We have our clan systems. We also have our four worlds to support us. We know who we are today and who we want to become in the future. We know our roots - who our grandfathers and grandmothers were. They have gone through a lot of trouble for us, such as the Long Walk and the many other hardships they have faced. I really like being Navajo because of who they made me. Through the clans I am who I am today through the lives of my mother and my father, my forefathers and my grandmothers and grandfathers. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here right now.

I want to be there for somebody in my future. I am responsible for my own future. The Navajo people have a unique outline for life. It starts with the thinking process to the east, the planning process to the south, the living, action process to the west and the satisfaction and evaluation process which is to the north. Everything we do is clockwise. We don't go backwards. The four sacred mountains we live between are very sacred to us.