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With an angelic
voice of bluebirds singing, Radmilla Cody, traditional
Navajo recording artist, Indie Award Winner and two-time
Native American Award Nominee continues to maintain Navajo
culture by recording music that the Diné elders can be proud
of and that children sing with pride.
She is of the
Tla'a'schi'i' (Red-Orche-on-Cheek) clan and is born for the
African-Americans. Radmilla is the 46th Miss Navajo Nation
from 1997-98. Born and raised in the beautiful and
picturesque plateaus of the Navajo Nation, Radmilla Cody's
childhood consisted of herding sheep on foot and horseback,
carding and spinning wool, and searching late into the night
with her grandmother for lost sheep and their lambs. The
highlight of her sheep herding days was standing in the
sheep corral singing at the top of her lungs with the sheep
and goats as her audience. "All that mattered at that time
was the moment of living a dream," says Radmilla about her
early life, which today has become a reality for the young
musician. A survivor of domestic violence, Radmilla uses her
personal experiences to advocate strongly against the
epidemic of violence. It is an issue she has become very
passionate about. As a biracial person she attempts to
communicate positive messages about her dual identity to
biracial or multiracial children who still bear the brunt of
prejudice.
"The Creator has
given me the strength to look forward in life, to embrace
the beautiful and the positive. Now I truly walk in beauty."
~ Radmilla
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