About Me
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p;#233;h I am Jocelyn Billy of the Within His Cover People Clan, born for the Bitterwater People Clan, my maternal grandfathers are the Salt People Clan and my paternal grandfathers are the Near the Mountain/Towering House People Clan. I am 24 years old and am an only child. My loving parents are Helen and James Billy who reside in Chinle, Arizona. My maternal grandmother is Mae Clitso of White Post, Arizona and my grandfather is the late Eddie Clitso of Kayenta, Arizona. My paternal grandmother is Sarah Billy of Chinle, Arizona and my grandfather is the late Woody Billy of Chinle, Arizona. My family is the foundation of my being as a young Diné woman originally from White Post, Arizona near Shonto, Arizona, but I have resided in Chinle for my entire life. As a 2000 graduate of Chinle High School, I enrolled at Northern Arizona University soon after. Whereas in spring of 2005, I walked in the commencement ceremonies with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Indigenous Studies.
Saturday evening, September 09, 2006, I was bestowed a blessing as I was crowned Miss Navajo Nation 2006-2007. This moment was one I had been patiently waiting for since I was a child. Throughout my childhood I have watched the former Miss Navajo Nations’ complete their reigns with grace and dignity, now it is my opportunity to do the same. As the new Miss Navajo Nation, I will be an advocate and ambassador of Navajo Nation initiatives. I would like to be a Cultural Bridge between cultural identity and contemporary times for my Diné People.
I vied for the title of Miss Navajo Nation to achieve a life-time goal and express my passion to help my Diné People and serve as their representative. As a young person, I hope to unite people for a common goal: prepare ourselves as Diné leaders. We have to be prepared to carry on our language and traditions. I feel we have not used all of our resources as Diné People. Past leaders have tapped into areas of growth we have yet to. The knowledge of our history will allow us to move our People forward with power and strength; and the knowledge of the future will bring about hope and sense of pride and dignity for our Diné People. As a representative of the people, I want to be an initiator and contributor to this movement. Miss Navajo has the grace and love within her to help all her people attain peace and courage to attain sovereignty of themselves, family, community, and Nation.
I will serve as a daughter, sister, aunt, friend, counselor and role-model to my People. My hopes are to be an example of humbleness and love our elders ask us to be; to be a voice for my People that addresses their barriers, successes, needs and wants for themselves and loved ones. As an educated woman I will do all I possibly can with the knowledge and resources I have to promote the well-being of my Diné People. My role will be to continue the works of Miss Navajo as a compassionate, graceful woman who exemplifies the essence of a beautiful Diné person in the presence of all peoples.
Thank-you to my entire family, community members and the Great Navajo Nation for all your support, teachings and the opportunity to serve as Miss Navajo Nation 2006-2007.
