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Hi,

At the pomona museum with interesting artifacts that have important background which is an eye opener. Lori Sisquoc was an elder that taught us how to make baskets and painting with materials and tools our ancestors would have used.

With Tory Mudd, she gave me so much information about stereotypes that were created in films and how popular that became. Even when all of these rememberable tragic moments happened to our people we are still here. Which can be an accomplishment or progress to keep growing in strength and support.

I really liked Pamela Peters has created an amazing poem that touched my heart because it talked about how we are part of a supporting community and that we aren’t just individuals with a history of native cultures, we’re the future of our cultures!

Reflection of today-

Today was a good day. Even when I was tired because waking up is like waking up for school. Also having a basket to bring home and tell the story is going to be a great memory to keep with me.

Today there was so much that was going on and it was so hot! Today I made so new friends and I call them the double D’s. What I though about the museum was a lot better than last year. All the stuff that we saw last year were gone and returned to there original places which was very exciting to see. I’m that are blogs from last were seen and made a change on returning the art. Anyways with all the love peace out

-jess

My thoughts about the collection at the museum are very a lot better than last year. I was happy to see that many of the artifacts there went back to their original home. This year I was also excited to hear them tell us more information about the artifacts. By listening to Tory Mud talk I feel as if what she’s doing to change stereotypes is very creative and interesting. I’m happy to hear that there are people out here fighting for change through social media in a respective way. We can respond to stereotypes about us through film by showing that they’re false and we’re all not the same.

Above all I made two new friends, The Double D’s. Love them

Hello my name is Antonio Carrillo. I am now a 10th grader at Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory in Los Angeles. I am fifteen years old and I live in East Los Angeles with my parents and younger brother. I enjoy interacting with others and I am open-minded to any knowledge I am able to absorb. I am excited to get to know different people from different tribes and learn as much as I can from this program.

Today at the Pomona Museum we learned about indian artifacts and more into the history and culture. Elder Lori Sisquoc taught us how to make baskets, it was something new for me and it was pretty awesome to do something like that. Then Tory Mudd showed us film on stereotypical indians, that they are savages and live the same way as they did before. My responses were that I disagree with the stereotypes. I didn’t like that Hollywood was brainwashing people to believe indians were savages. I liked Pamela Peters talk, I feel that is the type of response that we can encounter in films, prove that we are human and not savages or the stereotypical indian. The forgotten people need to be heard.

Today when the group went to the museum we met with elder Lori Sisquoc and she taught us how to make baskets just as our ancestors did. I thought this was really cool because I have never done anything like this before. After learning, people might show their relatives to do this too. Today was overall better than the first. We also watched a short videos of films of how native americans are portrayed as, and it had me a little mad because how they were being depicted as ruthless and savage people looking for trouble and I know that wasn’t the case. I think to counter the stereotypes we should hear from elders on their perspective. For the Pamela Peters talk, I liked how she was trying to get the voices of the “forgotten people” out there.

Today was my first day in the Pitzer native youth to college program. I had lots of fun meeting different mentors and native youth that I feel I can learn so much from. I hope to have lots of fun while being here and look forward to learning so much.

My first day at Pitzer was really productive. I was really impressed with the workshops and the organization of the schedule. I met new people which are now my friends ( I Hope ). My mentor, Belmont, was awesome. I thought he was really chill.  I really like the mouse on the computer.

Hey,

My name is Sadie and I’m from Bellingham, Washington. And I live on the Lummi Reservation right by the ocean. I really enjoy reading, listening to music, being with my cousin and being a babysitter because I love kids. I see myself as a nature lover, a flower lover especially. I’ve been liking working out lately as a stress reliever which mostly involves taking runs around a lake with lots of trails so I can see what I love [nature]. I also love snowboarding and I play soccer when I can. I’m going into Ferndale High School as a freshman in the fall.

My short term goals are to get good grades and continue to prioritize my happiness. My long term goals is to become either a Pediatrician or a General Practitioner. And that’s pretty much it. Bye ._.

Today was really great! I felt a very positive energy this morning when everyone started arriving and I was so stoked to meet everyone at orientation. Theatre class was a great way to start the program because it brought us all together as a group and allowed us to break out of our shells. Although the heat was draining for all of us, I believe that we handled the rest of the day nicely. It was laid back, in a sense, but it was also an opportunity to get to know each other and socialize. Good night, and get ready for this week!