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katpitzer Uncategorized

JULY 20, 2015 MAN.

1) MANY OF THE STORIES YOUNG NATIVE PEOPLE HAVE TO TELL ARE SAD AND HEARTBREAKING, SO IF THEY KEEP THAT IN THEY’LL BE ANGRY AND JUST NOT THEMSELVES.

LETTING GO IS THE BEST WAY TO HEAL.

2) A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT NATIVE AMERICANS ARE JUST DRUNKS, AND IF YOU LOOK AT NATIVE AMERICANS AROUND THE UNITED STATES. ALOT OF THEM ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND OVERCOMING THAT STEREOTYPE.

3) “WE SHALL REMAIN” WAS A VIDEO ME IN MY SISTER HELPED WITH. WE SANG THE CHORUS, BUT ITS A VERY INSPIRATIONAL AND IT SEND A HUGE MESSAGE ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS OVERCOMING THE PAIN OF THEIR ANCESTORS.

jmurgo21 Uncategorized

Make The Story You Want People to Tell

1. Throughout the years, native americans used stories to educate others. These stories contained moral values that often taught people a lesson. Stories were also used to tell an experience or memory of oneself or others. Used to recognized those that have passed away. Therefore, native youth should continue these lessons and stories that were taught to them to further the long line of teaching across many generations.

2. I would have to say that my story is still in the making. I have yet way more stuff to do to complete this story. I have lived many things that are worth telling, but for me it is not enough. Not enough to be that inspiration that I want to be. I want to build a legacy that will long be remembered. The story that I will tell will be one to remember.

3. I dont necessarily have a favorite movie but one that I can and would like to relate to is the movie Gol. The movie is about a young boy who came to the United States along with his family with a tremendous passion for soccer. In order to maintain survival with his family  he joined his father’s gardening business at a very young age. Years passed and he continued to play soccer. And, one day at one of his soccer games he was seen by a man who happened to be an ex-scouting coach and offered him a chance at Newcastle soccer club. He ended up going and fulfilled his dream of playing professional soccer despite the problems that crossed his path. As a young boy I was brought here to the United States and I love to play soccer. My biggest dream has always been to play professional soccer. And, I will continue to work hard to fulfill my dream.

mikajade16 Uncategorized

My Story is still being written

It’s important for Native Youth to tell their stories because it’s apart of our tradition and be able to have our own voice. Indigenous Youth addresses all their issues with stories and stick together to make a change. My story is still being written.
My favorite movie is Dreamkeeper because an old storyteller travels with his grandson on his old pony to Albuquerque to the great powwow. While traveling, Grandpa tells mysterious tales of love, friendship and magic.

MacKaylapitzer Uncategorized

#LummiNation

1. I think that it’s important for native youth to tell their stories because every person has their own voice and especially Native Americans because native americans have through a lot in there lives they struggled but everyone’s stuggled also. But native american’s were put into boarding schools and they kill the culture in the kids to where they have to speak english. Now today we barely even know how to speak our language. Some natives have gifts and can be great story tellers.

2. I don’t want to go far into my story but I think for my story I’m going to start with Lummi. Now lummi is a good tribe but we have struggles on our reservation. We have struggles with drugs and alcohol, there were many people who were having struggles with it and another tuff thing is that there are a lot of kids my age who drop out of school and start acting out. There is way to much happening our reservation.

3. My favorite movie is Mulan because she wanted to do the things the guys did but they wouldn’t let her because she was a girl. She had to pretend she was a guy and the whole time they believed she was a guy. She was just as tuff as them and when they found out she was actually a girl and at first they were mad but she proved all those guys wrong and she showed that she can be just as tuff and strong as them. Everyone should be treated equally and not be kind of favored..

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Trisha Has Questions So Comment….

1) It’s important to tell your story so you don’t get judged. To reach out to more people with a similar story.

2) I think it is important to tell a small amount of your past that affects you and what you know can do better for your future.

3) My favorite movie film is..is…is I like most movies but I’m more a tv show watcher like walking dead, white collar, orange is the new black, pretty little liars, and law and order SVU.

Trisha’s Question:

Pick One ASAP:

1) Have you chewed on your nails

2) what do you do when you are embarrassed?

kylapitzer Uncategorized

Relaxing Dayyyyys

It is important for Native Youth to tell their own stories because everyone deserves to tell their own story, and the youth are the future. What needs to be told is that how it is in school and being poor from a Native Youth, also their life growing up story. My favorite film now would be Jurassic World, mostly because during the whole movie I was excited to see what would happen next and it had amazing graphics.

brandonpitzer14 Uncategorized

Day Eight

1) For Native Youth it is important to tell their own stories because they are unique due to their history in this land. Most underprivileged people have important success stories, but for Native Youth it is far more important because they are NATIVE.

2) I think the story that I need to be able to tell was my experience growing up between my white and Mexican family, and how I learned to deal with both.

3) My favorite films are any films with Liam Neeson as the main character. Simply because he’s my favorite actor.

mkuauhtzin 2015, Mexica, Native Culture

UCLA – University of Chilling in Los Angeles

UCLA is an amazing school and I have truly enjoyed my time there thus far. During my first year as a student of UCLA (Univeristy of California, Los Angeles), I was exposed to and participated in a number of activities apart from classes.

 As a student you do not have to leave campus to have a nice break from classes. For starters, UCLA is the leading arts and cultural center in the western United States, hosting more than 1,000 visual and performing arts events each year and attracting more than 500,000 patrons. For example, I attended a workshop on Nahuatl (the language of the Aztecs and my mother tongue). Further, the campus is so beautiful and filled with wonderful eateries, cool libraries, and amazing places to chill. One of my favorite places to eat is il Tramezzino which has the nicest staff and the best soups and panini. Near this cafe is one of my favorite locations on campus called the sculpture garden (it’s has magnificent pieces of art, shade, and free wifi!).

 (Sculpture garden @ UCLA)

Before attending UCLA I had not attended many sports games, but as a UCLA student I have access to free and/or very reduced priced tickets to all home games. Impressively, UCLA has won 112 NCAA team championships, more than any other NCAA division 1 university. Each game I attended was so much fun. I really felt connected with my fellow Bruins (aka UCLA students).

 

 One of the greatest things about UCLA is how important public services is for the university and the students. Through the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (a Chicano student organization), I helped organize the annual Raza Youth Confrence which hosts informational workshops and activities about culture, politics, higher education, health, and financial aid for minority students. I met so many amazing fellow brown Bruins and high school students from various parts of the U.S.


Another of my favorite things about UCLA is its location. The community closest to it is Westwood which has various amazingly delicious eateries (my favorite are Diddy Riese and Yamato sushi). Also, there are always movie premieres at the Movie Theatre.

  Furthermore, UCLA is located in one of the most diverse cities in the U.S., Los Angeles! Students can easily go to the beach, Downtown, Pasadena, Hollywood, East Los Angeles, and Echo Park. As students we get a discount off the already cheap costing buses.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles so I had the luxury to spend my free time at home with family and friends. I often volunteer at the charter school my parents founded called Semmilas Community Schools (Xinaxcalmecac and Anahuacalmecac). I love giving back to my community and working with underprivileged youth, most of who are indigenous and of Latin American descent. I enjoy being in a place where youth feel empowered about who they are and where they learn about who they and there People are (like at Semillas Community Schools).  http://www.dignidad.org

  
I love giving back to others. Being a part of the Native Summer Pipeline to College as a mentor has been so wonderful thus far. I can’t wait to see the amazing things these students will do.

– Miahuatl Kuauhtzin