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Today we explored big problems that are prevalent in our world today. We throughly discussed issues in our own communities and measures that could be taken to solve them. Many environmental and Indigenous rights issues correlate with each other which results in hardships for indigenous communities. Later in the day, we participated in Mexica Flower Wars with Hector and his daughter. Following the war, we met together for a circle and discussed our gratitude to them and what we learned. Most emphasized to me was the importance of teamwork and how vital communication amongst a group is. When we worked together and strategized we succeeded. This act of teamwork allows us to achieve our common goal.

Today I learned how to play a Mexica game in which communication and community were important skills in order to achieve victory. Earlier in the day I also talked about environmental and Indigenous rights issues. Communication and community are both concepts that can be used in a way to tackle these issues in a way of promoting love and not hate. A lot of times, violence and hatred for one another are outcomes of issues that lack communication and community between both parties. To sum things up, concepts of unity can be used to overcome issues that effect the environment and Indigenous rights.

I’m Arlene, and today was very busy. The first class was Writing, we researched college applications and where we want to go. When I researched the career I want to pursue in, I noticed that several colleges I didn’t even know were great The next class was, Mayan Math. I understood the math yesterday kind of but not today. It was very confusing, I got lost easily and it was interesting at the same time if that makes sense. The first class we had was writing and we talked about how environment issues that’s affecting people and laws that harm our community. It was a very interesting topic that we discussed with each other. 

one of my highlights was definitely the Mexica flower wars in indigenous games, I had a lot of fun practicing they’re selfdefense ways. me personally I really love selfdefense training, and id love to make fighting a career for myself.

Had a great time with Hector Pacheco playing  the flower game. We built a lot of the chemistry as a group today with the game. I also got chance to shoot on a camera for a bit with Gena I was very excited. The discussion with Dr. Adrian Pantoja, it was very relatable and interactive it sparked a great conversation love to take that class again. Yesterday was beautiful the naming ceremony was beautiful never experienced  anything like it. I am very thank full.

 

 

Today we played Mexica Flower Wars and it was fun. The thing that i liked about it is that we were all communicating and we were like community by doing teamwork to protect the 2 staffs. I was chosen to protect the staff and had responsibilities to help my teammates. And today we talked about problems in our environment and mine was that on the Navajo Reservation, some families and people have no piped water and they have to haul water from they’re windmill or go far away. and the government and the Navajo people are working together to give water to the people who don’t have water. They both are the same because they have to do teamwork to deliver water to the navajo’s who don’t have water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ways that immigration can affect the community can be a good effect ,because we just need to accept the thought of bringing in new people into our lives or community. the reason why is because outsiders can can help make our lives better. Another effect can be the help of creating long lasting food or how to treat the soil that we use better so that we can reuse it. As we continue to live in this nation immigration is a solution because the government doesn’t make most of the country the people do. So if we don’t allow people in then we can’t continue as a nation.

Today was an interesting but slow day. I really liked the “flower wars” game, iv never played it or even heard of it before. The game took a lot of communication, looking out for other people, and strategy. Some of these techniques we used in the “flower wars” could help us with the environmental and indigenous rights issues , by communicating with other people get more people involved with water rights, land, food sovereignty, and air quality.

Today was an interesting but slow day. I really liked the “flower wars” game, iv never played it or even heard of it before. The game took a lot of communication, looking out for other people, and strategy. Some of these techniques we used in the “flower wars” could help us with the environmental and indigenous rights issues , by communicating with other people get more people involved with water rights, land, food sovereignty, and air quality.