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A tradition I would like to start is on Thanksgiving going to Alcatraz. We did it last year and  it was absolutely amazing. Even though it was super cold it was still a lot fun and a great experience. It happens to show what the white people did/do to the indigenous people. Also to recognize that we are still here and we always will be.

A tradition that has a lot of meaning to me is when we go out to Limuw and the dolphins always show up and we get to sing to them. It is emotional and like there’s nothing that can quite describe what it’s like.

1. An object I would put on the altar would be my beaded necklace. I bought it during canoe journeys in 2012. Whenever I see it, I think of my culture because of how beautiful it is. Looking at it reminds me of how beautiful and unique my culture is and also reminds me how much I love it.
2. A tradition that is meaningful to me is getting together every year on Christmas Eve and playing the White Elephant with my family. We’ve been doing this for as long as I can remember, even before I was born. Everyone in my family comes and we have a blast eating wonderful food and playing the White Elephant. Getting together for Christmas Eve dinner is what I look forward to every year become spending quality family time makes me feel great.
3. A tradition I would like to create is saving any animal who needs help around me. I could get this tradition passed around my community by making a Facebook Page and putting flyers around my community. This is important to me because all lives matter and that include animals.

The object i put on the alter was a ring that my best friend gave me a couple of months ago. It made me think of my best friend, Adrianna. she’s the love of my heart and my favorite human being.i put the ring on the alter because she needs prayers right. she’s really struggling with life…

a tradition that has meaning to me is every christmas eve, my whole family meets at my grandma’s house and we wait till midnight and open presents. i love spending time with my family and we just have a great night.

a tradition i’d like to create in the future is having a pumpkin pie eating contest with my family. just think about how dope that’d be.

An object that I would put on the alter would be my inhaler. I chose this because when I need assistance with my breathing I always use my inhaler to open up my lungs and get my breathing back to normal. A tradition that has meaning to me is before Easter and Christmas me and my family get together at the cemetery and decorate my great grandmothers grave for her. It means a lot to us and makes us all feel like she is still with us. A tradition i’d like to create is the peers from my school that I came to the Pitzer Pipeline with take our clapping sticks and use them as we give thanks to the four directions in the morning.

1. An object would be my zombie candles because they have an interesting background story to them. So last year my best friend Kyla got me candles for the birthday cake. It was going to be a surprise but she was running late so they became a gift for next year. The reason for the zombie candles is because of how much time I actually put into playing my video games. More into the background of playing video games is that I started out playing zombies in 8th grade. The meaning of the little zombie candles is that I understand I have a friend that will know the little things that matter to me.
2. A tradition to me is Thursday night dinners. There is nights where some of my close family comes over and visits for dinner and there are nights when its just my step-moms close friends. My aunt usually brings some potato salad or her fry bread and soup for all of us to eat and enjoy. After that my family does they own thing either the children play outside or I go over to a friends house and watch a movie and hang out.
3. A tradition that I would like to create is a social media post talking about how movements are being viewed and their opinion on how it can get bigger. The issue that I am strong about is being disconnected because of technology and social media. So putting these apps on our phones to good use by creating movements through groups. Anything can be a movement to express the issue of a certain thing or people.

An object that I would put on an altar that has deep meaning to me and represents something much more than it actually does would be a tea strainer. A tea strainer makes me think of my mother because she is always making me and my family tea whenever we are sick and making tea and helping people is something she really cares about. My mother taking care of me while I’m sick is a tradition that I really value because there is so much love involved in her taking care of me rather than some doctor just doing their job. A tradition that I would want to create would be making tea with my entire family and my mom passing on her knowledge to the rest of us but I feel like spending this family time together would bring us so much closer together.

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I would put this necklace that my moms late boyfriend gave me on the altar. The reason why I would put that on the altar because he just it to me one night. The necklace is a deer antler carved as a eagle head. When he gave it to me he said how much he loves me and how special I was to him. When ever I look at it one my wall it always reminds me of that night, he was so special to me and  I miss him so much. A tradition that really means a lot for me is the powwow in Brentwood. I always go there every summer but this year I’m missing it because I’m at this program. The powwow actually starts really soon, and I’m really sad about that. I love the powwow so much just hanging out with my family and friends, and just eating, and watching everyone dance and sing. I have two cousins and our birthdays are on the same day so we would all have a birthday party together. We would invite everyone where we live and just have fun together and laugh .

PEACE OUT:)

1. An object I would put on the alter is a picture of an Apache Crown Dancer, more specifically the head Crow Dancer. The reason why is because it reminds me of my dad who was a natural born leader. At Sherman my dad played the role of the head Crown Dancer and when he committed suicide awhile ago we brought out a lot of pictures of him in High School in his attire. Also seeing these pictures really made me proud that he was my dad and that he taught me to be proud of where I come from.
2. To me a tradition that has a lot of meaning to me is what’s called an Apache Sunrise Dance and what that is, is basically a girl’s puberty ceremony and how she is then transformed into a women. Usually the ceremony takes 6-8 month in preparation and last about a week. The ceremony really takes endurance, strength, and motivation. Because you feel the spirit of the White Painted Women, who was the mother of Apaches and is a powerful women. So it was really life-changing for me to experience this. Also every women in my family has had a Sunrise Dance.
3. A tradition I would create is that the women in my future family would be gifted a pouch of yellow powder to pray with, an eagle plum to protect her, a red stone to give her endurance, and a pair of moccasins so she will always remember to walk in beauty through life and to be brought in a good way. To be close with her traditions and respect all her people. Because women are really praised in the Apache tribe so I would gift her these scared items to help protect her up brining in the world.

1. An object I would put on the altar would be a big indian staff in which my grandpa gave to me awhile back. He showed me the writing it had and it showed the tribe and band we originate from. It means a lot because it reminds me where I came from and it is very important to know that.
2. A tradition that has a big meaning is when I spend 4th of July at grandparents house because we get to light fireworks and talk with one another and a lot of funny things happen.
3. A tradition I liked to create would be a family reunion of some sort to get everyone in the family closer. I hope when I’m older I will start it and it will passed down forever.